China | A Macro History | Ray Huang | Taylor & Francis eBooks, Referen

ABSTRACT

This short history of China includes a new preface, additional illustrations and a more reader-friendly format.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|9 pages

Xi’ an and the Loess Land

chapter 2|11 pages

The Second Sage and the First Emperor

chapter 3|8 pages

Soil, Wind, and Water

chapter 4|10 pages

Behind the Terracotta Army

chapter 5|14 pages

The First Empire: Establishing the Standard

chapter 6|14 pages

Literati Turned Warlords

chapter 7|9 pages

Prolonged Disunity

chapter 8|9 pages

When Historical Components Sprawled Far and Wide

chapter 9|11 pages

On the Road to Reunification

chapter 10|22 pages

The Second Empire: A Breakthrough That Failed to Materialize

chapter 11|18 pages

The Northern Song: A Daring Experiment

chapter 12|18 pages

West Lake and the Southern Song

chapter 13|13 pages

The Mongolian Interlude

chapter 14|17 pages

The Ming: An Introverted and Noncompetitive State

chapter 15|18 pages

The Late Ming

chapter 16|14 pages

The Role of the Manchus

chapter 17|9 pages

1800: A Point for Reflection

chapter 18|15 pages

From the Opium War to the Self-Strengthening Movement

chapter 19|23 pages

The “Hundred Days,” the Republic, and May Fourth

chapter 20|30 pages

Contemporary China and Its Place in the World

chapter 21|8 pages

Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao