China in Transformation: 1900-1949Routledge, 2014年6月11日 - 208 頁 In the first half of the twentieth century, China moved from a millennium of imperial rule to the Communist Party-led People’s Republic of China which remains today. China in Transformation argues that this enormously significant period in Chinese history saw wrenching change throughout Chinese society amounting to a social, cultural and political transformation. This new, fully revised and updated edition takes full advantage of new research and formerly unavailable material to analyse the fascinating processes of revolution, reform, reaction and change in China during the period. Mackerras: · Discusses the wars, occupations and uprisings that marked the period, including the Boxer Rebellion and the Japanese occupation and includes a new chapter on postwar China and the Civil War · Examines nation-building and revolutions, including the successful communist movement that has led to the rise of today’s state · Acknowledges the prevalence of poverty and famine in the period but also gives space to the areas in which there was progress: the introduction of mass, secular education, improvements in the status of women, and in a new chapter, details significant developments in culture, literature and theatre Written in an accessible style, with a rich collection of Documents, Chronology, Glossary, a Guide to Further Reading,and a Who’s Who summarising the careers and contributions of the main figures, this new edition is essential for all those interested in understanding China’s modern history. |
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Chronological Treatment | |
The Revolution of Sun Yatsen | |
Warlords New Culture 191628 | |
The Nationalist Movement and Revolution | |
Peasant revolution 24 Mao comments on the Long March | |
Hierarchy within the CCP 26 Significance of the War Against Japan | |
The Nanjing Massacre 28 Verdict of the International Military Tribunal | |
The Henan famine | |
The Civil | |
Troop morale 32 The mood of the people | |
Choosing a marriage partner | |
The Chinese family system 35 Christianity and the status of women | |
The Nanjing Decade 192737 | |
The Chinese Communist Party | |
The War Against Japan | |
Postwar China the Civil | |
Part Three Themes of Change | |
Education and the Student Movement | |
Literature and Theatre | |
Part Four Conclusion | |
Part Five Documents | |
Population figures | |
An early appeal from | |
Two very different young women | |
The maternal instinct | |
The student movement and nationalism | |
The student movement and opposition to Japan 40 Aims of education 41 The impact of popular literature | |
A new literary style 43 Literature and art as propaganda | |
Mass art 45 Spoken drama | |
A Revolutionary Opera | |
Guide to Further Reading | |
References | |