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The History of China: Volume 14, The People's Republic, Part 1, The Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1949-1965
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The History of China: Volume 14, The People's Republic, Part 1, The Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1949-1965The History of China: Volume 14, The People's Republic, Part 1, The Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1949-1965

This is the first of the two final volumes of The History of China, which describe the efforts of the People's Republic of China to grapple with the problems of adaptation to modern times. Volume 14 deals with the achievements of the economic and human disasters of the new regime's first sixteen years (1949-65).

 
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The History of China: Volume 13, Republican China 1912-1949, Part 2
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The History of China: Volume 13, Republican China 1912-1949, Part 2The History of China: Volume 13, Republican China 1912-1949, Part 2

This is the second of two volumes of this authoritative history which review the Republican period. The titanic drama of the Chinese Revolution is one of the major world events of modern times. The fifteen authors of this volume are pioneers in its exploration and analysis, and their text is designed to meet the needs of non-specialist readers.

 
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The History of China, Volume 10, Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911, Part 1
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The History of China, Volume 10, Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911, Part 1The History of China, Volume 10, Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911, Part 1

This is the first of two volumes in this major  history dealing with the decline of the Ch'ing empire. Modern China's history begins with the processes recorded here of economic growth, social change and the deterioration of central government.

 
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The History of China: Volume 3, Sui and T'ang China, 589-906 AD, Part One
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The History of China: Volume 3, Sui and T'ang China, 589-906 AD, Part OneThe History of China: Volume 3, Sui and T'ang China, 589-906 AD, Part One

Volume 3 of this major  history covers the second great period of unified imperial power, 589-906, when China established herself as the centre of a wider cultural sphere, embracing Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

 
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The History of China: Volume 9, Part 1, The Ch'ing Empire to 1800
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The History of China: Volume 9, Part 1, The Ch'ing Empire to 1800The History of China: Volume 9, Part 1, The Ch'ing Empire to 1800

"This long-awaited volume is an outstanding addition to the well-known multivolume series

 
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