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Analysing the Chinese Revolution

Edition:

3rd Edition

Author:

Trevor Sowdon

Published:

No date available

Format:

Print + Digital

ISBN:

9781108867498

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Analysing the Chinese Revolution Third Edition includes a range of sources and up–to-date exam-style questions to provide comprehensive examination preparation. It has also been updated to the latest study design released by VCAA. This full-colour text contains the best support for your VCE studies, as you develop a broad and detailed understanding of the process of the revolution and analyse and reflect upon the political, social and economic causes and consequences of the Chinese Revolution. This title includes a range of engaging sources for analysis, wide range of analysis activities and chapter summaries.

About the author
Language guide
Background: China's characteristics
Background: Fall of the Qing Dynasty, 1851–1912
Area of Study 1
Timeline of key events, 1911–1949
Chapter 1 Fragile republic to warlord era, 1912–1927
Chapter 2 New popular movements, 1915–1927
Chapter 3 The Guomindang, 1923–1928
Chapter 4 The Chinese Communist Party, 1920–1934
Chapter 5 The Nationalist Decade, 1927–1936
Chapter 6 The Long March, 1934–1936
Chapter 7 War with Japan, 1936–1945
Chapter 8 Civil war to Red victory, 1946–1949
Area of Study 2
Timeline of key events, 1949–1971
Chapter 9 'Liberation': The early years, 1949–1956
Chapter 10 Hundred Flowers, 1957–1958
Chapter 11 The Great Leap Forward and the Great Famine, 1957–1959
Chapter 12 Mao moved aside, 1959–1965
Chapter 13 Cultural Revolution 1: Chaos unleashed, 1966–1969
Chapter 14 Cultural Revolution 2: Fall of Lin Biao, 1969–1972
Chapter 15 Cultural Revolution 3: Mao's death, 1972–1976
Chapter 16 The Diverse Experiences of Different Social Groups in the Chinese Revolution
Chapter 17 Who's Who of the Chinese Revolution
Appendices
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements