Sources in Chinese history : diverse perspectives from 1644 to the present / David G. Atwill, Yurong Y. Atwill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atwill, David G., author.

Atwill, Yurong Y., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

China--History--Sources.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

Sources in Chinese History, now in its second edition, has been updated to include re-translations of over a third of the documents. It also incorporates nearly40 new sources that work to familiarize readers with the key events, personages, and themes of modern China. Organized thematically, the volume examines China's complex history from the rise of the Qing dynasty in the mid-seventeenth century through the formation of the People's Republic of China up to the present. Each chapter begins with an annotated visual source followed by a chapter introduction and analysis of textual sources, allowing students to explore different types of sources and topics. Sources in Chinese History contextualizes the issues, trends, and challenges of each particular period. Special attention has been made to incorporate a variety of viewpoints which challenge standard accounts. Non-traditional documents, such as movie dialogues, are also included which aim to encourage students to reconsider historical events and trends in Chinese history. This volume includes a variety of sources, such as maps, posters, film scripts, memorials, and political cartoons and advertisements, that make this book the perfect introductory aid for students of Chinese history, politics, and culture, as well as Chinese studies after 1600.

Contents:

Rise of the Qing (1644-1799)

The Opium War

Nineteenth-Century Society, Rebellions and Reform

The Deepening Crisis of Imperialism in China (1856-1890)

Seeking to Solve China's Ills

Revolution, Warlordism, & Intellectual Transformation

China in the Twenties: The Struggle for Unity

Fractured Visions: Manchuria, Nanjing, and Yan'an in the 1930s

China at War (1937-1949)

New China

Finding a New Way

China in the 60s

Making Revolution in the Modern World (1980s, 1990s & 2000s)

China in the 21st Century.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-55587-3

0-429-26532-8

0-429-56034-6

9780429265327

OCLC:

1239170843