Patterns of Modern Chinese History
| By: | Charles A. Desnoyers |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Academic US |
| Print ISBN: | 9780199946457 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780199946471 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Patterns of Modern Chinese History offers a broad narrative of the period starting with the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to the present. Providing in-depth coverage of modern Chinese history, this introductory text combines proven pedagogical features, a fluid narrative, and the latest scholarship to examine large patterns and their origins, interactions, and adaptations. Its versatile organization accommodates both chronological and thematic approaches, as well as different curricula. The narrative begins with an introductory Part that examines the origins and development of imperial China through the end of the Ming dynasty. Beginning at the height of imperial China's wealth and power, the second Part traces it through its downward spiral and ultimate demise, and following its revolutions, civil wars, invasions, radical political interlude, and rise once again to world prominence.