China's Republic

By:

Diana Lary

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Hardback

Series:

New Approaches to Asian History

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Twenty-first century China is emerging from decades of war and revolution into a new era. Yet the past still haunts the present. The ideals of the Chinese Republic, which was founded almost a century ago after 2000 years of imperial rule, still resonate as modern China edges towards openness and democracy. Diana Lary traces the history of the Republic from its beginnings in 1912, through the Nanjing decade, the warlord era, and the civil war with the Peoples' Liberation Army which ended in defeat in 1949. Thereafter, in an unusual excursion from traditional histories of the period, she considers how the Republic survived on in Taiwan, comparing its ongoing prosperity with the economic and social decline of the Communist mainland in the Mao years. This introductory textbook for students and general readers is enhanced with biographies of key protagonists, Chinese proverbs, love stories, poetry and a feast of illustrations.

Author Biography:

Diana Lary is Professor of History, affiliated with Centre of Chinese Research, Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. Her recent publications include, with Thomas Gottschang, Swallows and Settlers: The Great Migration from North China to Manchuria (2000 and, with Stephen MacKinnon, The Scars of War: The Impact of War on Chinese Society (2001).

Release date NZ

February 8th, 2007

Author

Diana Lary

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

11 Tables, unspecified; 4 Maps; 26 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

242

Series

New Approaches to Asian History

Dimensions

152x229x17

ISBN-13

9780521842563

Product ID

2399002

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