Table of Contents

• 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
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