China: Its History and Culture, 4th Edition

Terms of Use......Page 7
Want to learn more?......Page 8
Contents......Page 11
Illustrations......Page 13
Maps......Page 14
Foreword......Page 15
Preface to the Fourth Edition......Page 19
Acknowledgments......Page 21
New York, Spring 2004......Page 22
A Note on Spelling and Pronunciation......Page 23
Introduction......Page 29
1 The Land and the People of China......Page 33
The Land......Page 34
The People......Page 35
Early Cultures......Page 39
The Shang Dynasty......Page 42
The Chinese Language......Page 46
Western Zhou Period......Page 50
Eastern Zhou Period......Page 52
Religion......Page 57
Philosophy......Page 60
The Qin Dynasty......Page 73
The Han Dynasty......Page 76
6 Outsiders, Generals, and Eccentrics: The Six Dynasties Period: A.D. 222–589......Page 99
Summary of Events......Page 100
Literature of the Three Kingdoms Era......Page 101
Buddhism......Page 103
The Sui Dynasty......Page 109
The Tang Dynasty......Page 110
8 The Chinese Enter on Their Modern Times: Five Dynasties: 907–960, North China Ten Kingdoms: 907–970, South China Song Dynasty: 960–1126 Jin Dynasty (Jurchen): 1126–1234, North China Southern Song Dynasty: 1127–1279, South China......Page 126
Technology......Page 131
Landscape Painting......Page 132
Neo-Confucianism......Page 141
Genghis Khan......Page 143
Kublai Khan......Page 147
10 The Restoration and Consolidation of Chinese Rule: Ming Dynasty: 1368–1644......Page 151
Beijing and the Palace......Page 154
The Maritime Expeditions......Page 155
Porcelain......Page 157
The Philosophy of Wang Yangming......Page 158
The Jesuit Missionaries......Page 159
Problems of the later Ming Rulers......Page 161
11 The Manzhou: Summit and Decline of the Empire: Qing Dynasty: 1644–1911......Page 165
Nurhaci......Page 166
Kang XI......Page 169
Qian Long......Page 172
The British East India Company......Page 176
Rebellion......Page 185
The Early Modernization of China......Page 188
The End of the Empire......Page 195
Sun Yat-Sen, "Father of the Republic"......Page 203
The Warlord Period......Page 208
Beginnings of the Chinese Communist Party......Page 209
Cooperation with the Soviet Union......Page 213
The Northern Expedition......Page 215
The Nationalist Decade 1928–1937......Page 218
The Long March......Page 221
War with Japan and World War II......Page 223
Mao Zedong......Page 229
The Takeover......Page 232
Land Reform......Page 234
Thought Reform......Page 235
The Constitution......Page 237
Economics......Page 239
The Great Leap Forward......Page 240
Foreign Affairs......Page 241
15 The Cultural Revolution and Its Aftermath: 1966–1978......Page 243
The United Nations and the Wider World......Page 247
The Death of Zhou Enlai......Page 249
Death of Mao and the Purge of the Gang of Four......Page 250
Foreign Affairs......Page 252
Politics in the Early 1980s......Page 255
Economic and Social Changes......Page 258
Energy......Page 261
Defense......Page 262
Science and Technology......Page 263
Politics and Economics in the Late 1980s......Page 264
Democracy and Human Rights......Page 265
Tiananmen Square......Page 266
The Party and the State......Page 270
Human Rights, Democracy, and Law......Page 275
Human Rights in Tibet......Page 277
Relations with the United States......Page 278
Relations with Asian Neighbors......Page 281
Taiwan......Page 283
Hong Kong......Page 286
Economic Growth and Problems......Page 289
Social Tensions......Page 293
Crime and Corruption......Page 295
Environment......Page 297
Women and the Family......Page 300
Aids and the Health Crisis......Page 304
Religion......Page 305
Literature and the Arts......Page 307
Film......Page 309
Chronology......Page 315
Selected Bibliography......Page 323
Index......Page 327