6th Edition

Modernization and Revolution in China

By June Grasso, Jay Corrin, Michael Kort Copyright 2024
246 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Extensively revised and fully updated in this sixth edition, this popular textbook conveys the drama of China’s struggle to modernize against the backdrop of a proud and difficult history. Featuring a new analysis of the issues facing China’s fifth generation of leaders, it explores prominent developments including China’s relations with its neighbors and the United States, the humanitarian... Read more

1. The Middle Kingdom  2. Patterns of Traditional Chinese Life  3. Imperial Breakdown and Western Invasion  4. The New Chinese Republic  5. Nationalists and Communists  6. China at War  7. Creating the New Order 1949–1957  8. The Great Leap and the Bad Fall  9. The Cultural Revolution  10. A Second Revolution: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping  11. The Leadership of Jiang Zemin  12. The Fourth Generation  13. The Xi Jinping Era—China as Superpower

Biography

June Grasso is Associate Professor of Social Sciences at the College of General Studies, Boston University, USA.

Jay P. Corrin is Professor Emeritus of Social Sciences at the College of General Studies, Boston University, USA.

Michael G. Kort is Professor of Social Sciences at the College of General Studies, Boston University, USA.