Chinese women in a century of revolution, 1850-1950 by Ono, Kazuko, 1932-

Table of Contents: “…Women who took to battle dress -- Between footbinding and nationhood -- The red lanterns and the Boxer Rebellion -- Women in the 1911 revolution -- Casting off the shackles of the family -- The rise of women workers -- The transformation of rural women -- The impact of the marriage law of 1950.…”


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China: the people's middle kingdom and the U.S.A. by Fairbank, John King, 1907-1991

Table of Contents: “…Pt. 1: China's revolution in the light of her past -- A nation imprisoned by her history -- An American view of China's modernization -- The people's middle kingdom -- Pt. 2: The Taiwan problem -- Communist China and Taiwan in U.S. foreign policy -- Taiwan: myth, dream, and nightmare -- Pt. 3: Communist China and American policy -- Edgar Snow in red China -- New thinking about China -- Why Peking casts us as the villain -- How to deal with the Chinese revolution -- The impact of Protestant missions -- Reflections on "the China problem".…”


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Popular protest and political culture in modern China : learning from 1989

Table of Contents: “…Watson -- Reflections on "Reflections on the Modern Chinese Student Movement," / John Israel -- Memory and commemoration: the Chinese search for a livable past / Vera Schwarcz -- From priests to professionals: intellectuals and the state under the CCP / Timothy Cheek -- Casting a Chinese "democracy" movement: the roles of students, workers, and entrepreneurs / Elizabeth J. …”


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Trade and diplomacy on the China coast : the opening of the treaty ports, 1842-1854 by Fairbank, John King, 1907-1991

Table of Contents: “…Part I -- China's Unpreparedness for Western Contact -- The Problem of China's Response to the West -- Tribute and the Growth of Trade -- Ch'ing Policy and the Canton System -- Part II -- The First British Treaty Settlement 1842-43 -- Opium and the Collapse of the Canton System -- The Opium War 1840-42 -- Manchu Diplomacy and theTreaty of Nanking 1842 -- Ch'i-Ying's Appeasement Policy -- The Treaty Settlement of 1843 -- The Opium Settlement of 1843 -- Part III -- The Application of the Treaties 1843-45 -- The Treaty Ports and the British Consuls -- The Chinese Response to Western Contact -- Problems in the Application of the Treaties at the New Ports -- The Opium Settlement in Practice -- The Reorganization of the Canton System -- Part IV -- The Progressive Breakdown of the Treaty System 1845-51 -- Anglo-Chinese Friction -- Growth and Taxation of the Legal Trade -- The Foreign Invasion of the Casting Trade -- Ningpo: Piracy and Convoy -- The Evasion of Legal Duties -- Part V -- The Creation of the Foreign Inspectorate of Customs at Shanghai 1850-54 -- Palmerston Abandons the Treaty Tariff 1850-51 -- Wu Chien-Chang and the "Cantonization" of Shanghai 1852-53 -- Rutherford Alcock and the Provisional System 1853-54 -- Sir John Bowring and the Foreign Inspectorate 1854 -- Conclusion: The Treaties Succeed the Tribute System.…”


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Mao : the real story by Pantsov, Alexander, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Note on the Spelling of Chinese Words -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: Myths and Realities -- pt. 1. …”


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The Chinese looking glass by Bloodworth, Dennis

Table of Contents: “…The Chinese Puzzle -- Ch. 35. Mao Tzu -- The Cast. -- Bibliography. -- Index.…”


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The Yellow River : the problem of water in modern China by Pietz, David Allen, 1963-

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China after Mao : the rise of a superpower by Dikötter, Frank

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Gender and sexuality in modern Chinese history by Mann, Susan, 1943-

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The tragedy of liberation : a history of the Chinese revolution, 1945-1957 by Dikötter, Frank

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