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Historical dictionary of modern China (1800-1949) / James Z. Gao.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gao, James Z., 1948-
- Series:
- Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras ; no. 25.
- Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras ; no. 25
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--History--19th century--Dictionaries.
- China.
- China--History--20th century--Dictionaries.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (582 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2009.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949) offers a concise but comprehensive examination of political, military, economic, social, and cultural development of modern China. Instead of focusing merely on the political elites of China, an array of entries in the dictionary are devoted to a variety of significant persons, women and ethnic minorities, new historical concepts, cultural and educational institutions, and economic activities.
- Contents:
- Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800 - 1949); Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Reader's Notes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Maps; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; - A -; - B -; - C -; - D -; - E -; - F -; - G -; - H -; - I -; - J -; - K -; - L -; - M -; - N -; - O -; - P -; - Q -; - R -; - S -; - T -; - U -; - V -; - W -; - X -; - Y -; - Z -; Appendix 1 Emperors of the Qing Dynasty; Appendix 2 Presidents of the Republic of China (1912-1950); Appendix 3 Appendix 3; Appendix 4 Appendix 4; Appendix 5 Appendix 5; Appendix 6 Chinese Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment in China
- GlossaryBibliography; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-41631-9
- 1-282-51988-3
- 9786612519888
- 0-8108-6308-1
- OCLC:
- 592756156
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