Contributor
Shane, C. J. (Charlotte Jan)
Imprint:San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2003.
Description237 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Note:Chapter 1: Dynastic rule: The Shang and Zhou dynasties / Ray Huang -- Confucianism and other philosophies of the Zhou Dynasty / Library of Congress -- An assassination attempt on the Qin ruler / Sima Qian (Szuma Chien) -- China's great dynasties: from the Han to the Qing / Akira Iriye -- The Great Wall of China / Luo Zhewen -- The opium wars / John Newsinger -- The Taiping Rebellion / Jacques Gernet -- China loses territory to foreign powers / J.A.G. Roberts -- The Qing emperor attempts reform / Ranbir Vohra -- The Boxer Rebellion / Henrietta Harrison -- Chapter 2: Revolution and war: China in the early 20th century: Sun Yat-sen and the Revolution of 1911 / Leonard H.D. Gordon -- The warlord period / David Bonavia -- The new culture movement and the May Fourth movement / R. Keith Schoppa -- Chiang Kai-shek and the struggle between the nationalists and communists / Justus D. Doenecke -- The rape of Nanjing / Iris Chang -- Chapter 3: China under communism: Establishing a communist state / Debra E. Soled -- A critique of Mao's communist government / anonymous -- The Great Leap Forward results in famine / Jasper Becker -- Violence in the cultural revolution / Lu Xiuyuan -- One dissident speaks out for democracy / Wei Jingsheng -- Deng Xiaoping opens China to the world / Roderick MacFarquhar -- The Tiananmen Square massacre / Jonathan D. Spence -- Chapter 4: China in the 21st century: Evaluating the Chinese communist revolution / Maurice Meisner -- Damming the Yangtze River to meet China's energy needs / Sandra Burton -- The conflict over Tibet / Orville Schell -- The Uighur independence movement / Nader Hasan -- Breaking the impasse on human rights / Harry Harding -- China's relations with the United States / Wang Jisi -- The struggle for the fate of Taiwan / David Curtis Wright.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
