A history of China / Morris Rossabi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rossabi, Morris.

Series:

Blackwell History of the World Series

The Blackwell history of the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History.

China -- History.

China.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 426 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : John Wiley and Sons, 2014.

Summary:

Capturing China's past in all its complexity, this multi-faceted history portrays China in the context of a larger global world, while incorporating the narratives of Chinese as well as non-Chinese ethnic groups and discussing people traditionally left out of the story-peasants, women, merchants, and artisans. Offers a complete political, economic, social, and cultural history of China, covering the major events and trends Written in a clear and uncomplicated style by a distinguished historian with over four decades of experience teaching undergraduates Examines Chinese history through the lens of global history to better understand how foreign influences affected domestic policies and practices Depicts the role of non-Chinese ethnic groups in China, such as Tibetans and Uyghurs, and analyzes the Mongol and Manchu rulers and their impact on Chinese society Incorporates the narratives of people traditionally left out of Chinese history, including women, peasants, merchants, and artisans.

Contents:

Intro

A History of China

Copyright

Contents

Series Editor's Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

A Note on Romanization

Part I China among "Barbarians"

1 Early History, to 1027 BCE

Land and Settlement

Early Mankind

Agricultural Revolution in the Neolithic Era

Xia: The First Dynasty?

The Shang and the Origins of Chinese Civilization

Oracle Bones

Ritual Objects as Historical Sources

Shang Society

Notes

Further Reading

2 Classical China, 1027-256 BCE

"Feudalism"?

Changes in Social Structure

Political Instability in the Eastern Zhou

Transformations in the Economy

Hundred Schools of Thought

Daoism

Popular Religions

Confucianism

Mohism

Legalism

Book of Odes and Book of Documents

Secularization of Arts

3 The First Chinese Empires, 221 BCE-220 CE

Development of the Qin State

Qin Achievements

Failures of the Qin

Han and New Institutions

Han Foreign Relations

Emperor Wu's Domestic Policies and Their Ramifications

Wang Mang: Reformer or Usurper?

Restoration of a Weaker Han Dynasty

Spiritual and Philosophical Developments in the Han

Han Literature and Art

4 Chaos and Religious and Political Responses, 220-581

Three Kingdoms

Rise of South China

Foreigners and North China

Northern Wei

Spiritual Developments, Post-Han

Buddhism Enters China

Literature, Science, and the Arts in a Period of Division

Part II China among Equals

5 Restoration of Empire under Sui and Tang, 581-907

Sui: First Step in Restoration

Disastrous Foreign Campaigns

Origins of the Tang

Taizong: The Greatest Tang Emperor

Tang Expansionism

Irregular Successions and the Empress Wu

Tang Cosmopolitanism.

Arrival of Foreign Religions

Glorious Tang Arts

Decline of the Tang

Tang Faces Rebellions

Uyghur Empire and Tang

Tang's Continuing Decline

Suppression of Buddhism

Final Collapse

Efflorescence of Tang Culture

6 Post-Tang Society and the Glorious Song, 907-1279

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

Song: A Lesser Empire

A New Song Elite

Neo-Confucianism: A New Philosophy

Attempts at Reform

Women and the Song

The Khitans and the Liao Dynasty

Expansion of Khitan Territory

Preservation of Khitan Identity

Fall of the Liao

Xia and Jin: Two Foreign Dynasties

Song Arts

Southern Song Economic and Cultural Sophistication and Political Instability

Part III China and the Mongol World

7 Mongol Rule in China, 1234-1368

Rise of Chinggis Khan

Legacy of Chinggis Khan

Expansion and Early Rule of Empire

Sorghaghtani Beki, Möngke, and Khubilai

Unification of China

Khubilai's Policies

Multiethnic and Multireligious China

Khubilai and Chinese Culture

Decline of the Yuan

Legacy of the Mongols

8 Ming: Isolationism and Involvement in the World, 1368-1644

A More Powerful State

Opening to the Outside World

A Costly Failure

Conspicuous Consumption

Arts in the Ming

Neo-Confucianism: School of the Mind

A Few Unorthodox Thinkers

Ming Literature

Buddhism: New Developments

Social Development and Material Culture

Violence in the Sixteenth Century

Fall of the Ming Dynasty

Part IV China in Global History

9 Early Qing: A Manchu Dynasty, 1644-1860

Preserving Manchu Identity

Kangxi and the Height of the Qing

Western Arrival

Jesuits in China

Expansion of China

Qing Cultural Developments

Qing Faces Economic Problems.

Stirrings of Discontent

The Western Challenge

Opium Wars

Explanations for the Decline of the Qing

10 Late Qing, 1860-1911

Nian and Other Minor Rebellions

Taiping Rebellion

Other Rebellions

Foreign Threats

Differing Court Responses to Challenges

Antiforeign Acts and Foreign Reactions

Losses in Southwest China

Japan Emerges

Sino-Japanese Conflict

Scramble for Concessions and US Response

China Humiliated and the Reformers

Boxer Movement

Court Reforms

Fall of the Qing

11 The Republican Period, 1911-1949

The 1911 Revolution and Its Aftermath

Warlords in Power

The May Fourth Movement and Intellectuals in the Post-First World War Period

Communist Party

Rise of Chiang Kai-shek

Guomindang Dominance

Communist Party Revival

Long March and Aftermath

The Sino-Japanese War

The Pacific War, the Communists, and the Guomindang

Civil War in China

12 The Communist Era in China, 1949 Onwards

Early Pacification of Border Areas

Early Foreign Relations

Recovery from Wars

Cracks in the Communist World

Great Leap Forward

Return to Pragmatism

An Isolated China

Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

China Reopens Its Doors

Dramatic Changes and Modernization

Tiananmen Disturbance of 1989 and Its Aftermath

The Present Status of China

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-118-47344-2

1-55786-078-5

1-118-47345-0

OCLC:

860825901