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The Cambridge history of China

History of China

The Chʻin and Han Empires, 221 B.C.-A.D. 220: Introduction / The state and empire of Ch'in / The Former Han dynasty / Wang Mang, the restoration of the Han dynasty, and Later Han / The conduct of government and the issues at stake (A.D. 57-167) / The fall of Han / Han foreign relations / The structure and practice of government / The institutions of Later Han / Ch'in and Han law / The economic and social history of Former Han / The economic and social history of Later Han / The religious and intellectual background / The concept of sovereignty / The development of the Confucian schools / Confucian, Legalist and Taoist thought in Later Han / Philosophy and religion from Han to Sui / Postscript to chapter 16

The Six Dynasties, 220-589: History -- Wei / Wu / Shu-Han / Western Jin / Eastern Jin / The Sixteen Kingdoms / Cheng-Han State / Northern Wei / Eastern Wei-Northern Qi / Western Wei-Northern Zhou / The Southern Dynasties / Society and Realia. The Art of War / Foreign Relations / The Northern Economy / The Southern Economy / Agriculture / The History of Sogdians in China / Northern Material Culture / Southern Material Culture / Women, Families, and Gendered Society / Local Society / Culture, Religion, and Art. Confucian Learning and Influence / Qingtan and Xuanxue / Buddhism / Daoism / Popular Religion / The World of Prose Literature / The World of Poetry / Art and Visual Culture / Music

Sui and Tʻang China, 589-906, pt. 1: Introduction / The Sui dynasty (581-617) / The founding of the T'ang dynasty: Kao-tsu (reign 618-26) / T'ai-tsung (reign 626-49) the consolidator / Kao-tsung (reign 649-83) and the empress Wu: the inheritor and the usurper / The reigns of the empress Wu, Chung-tsung and Jui-tsung (684-712) / Hsüan-tsung (reign 712-56) / Court and province in mid- and late T'ang / Court politics in late T'ang times / The end of the T'ang

The Sung Dynasty and its precursors, 907-1279, pt. 1: Introduction / The Five Dynasties / The Southern Kingdoms between the T'ang and the Sung, 907-979 / Founding and consolidation of the Sung Dynasty under T'ai-tsu (960-976), T'ai-tsung (976-997), and Chen-tsung (997-1022) / The reigns of Jen-tsung (1022-1063) and Ying-tsung (1063-1067) / Shen-tsung's reign and the new policies of Wang An-shih, 1067-1085 / Che-tsung's reign (1085-1100) and the Age of Faction / The reigns of Hui-tsung (1100-1126) and Ch'in-tsung (1126-1127) and the fall of the Northern Sung / The move to the South and the reign of Kao-tsung (1127-1162) / The reign of Hsiao-tsung (1162-1189) / The reigns of Kuang-tsung (1189-1194) and Ning-tsung (1194-1224) / The reign of Li-tsung (1224-1264) / The reign of Tu-tsung (1264-1274) and his successors to 1279

Sung China, 960-1279: Introduction: reflections on the Sung / Sung government and politics / The Sung fiscal administration / A history of the Sung military / Chinese law and legal system: Five Dynasties and Sung / Sung education: schools, academies, and examinations / Economic change in China, 960-1279 / China's emergence as a maritime power / Sung society and social change / Reconceptualizing the order of things in Northern and Southern Sung / The rise of the Tao-hsüeh Confucian fellowship in Southern Sung

Alien regimes and border states, 907-1368: Introduction / The Liao / The Hsi Hsia / The Chin dynasty / The rise of the Mongolian empire and Mongolian rule in north China / The reign of Khubilai khan / Mid-Yüan politics / Shun-ti and the end of Yüan rule in China / The Yüan government and society / Chinese society under Mongol rule, 1215-1368

The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, pt. 2: Introduction / Ming government / The Ming fiscal administration / Ming law / The Ming and Inner Asia / Sino-Korean tributary relations under the Ming / Ming foreign relations: Southeast Asia / Relations with maritime Europeans, 1514-1662 / Ming China and the emerging world economy, c. 1470-1650 / The socio-economic development of rural China during the Ming / Communications and commerce / Confucian learning in late Ming thought / Learning from Heaven: the introduction of Christianity and other Western ideas into late Ming China / Official religion in the Ming / Ming Buddhism / Taoism in Ming culture

The Ch'ing Empire to 1800: Introduction: New Order for the Old Order / State Building before 1644 / The Shun-chih Reign / The K'ang-hsi Reign / The Yung-cheng Reign / The Ch'ien-lung Reign / The Conquest Elite of the Ch'ing Empire / The Social Roles of Literati in Early to Mid-Ch'ing / Women, Families, and Gender Relations / Social Stability and Social Change / Economic Developments, 1644-1800

The Ch'ing Dynasty to 1800: Introduction: The Ch'ing dynasty, the Ch'ing empire, and the Great Ch'ing integrated domain / Governing Provinces / Taiwan prefecture in the eighteenth century / The Extension of Ch'ing rule over Mongolia, Sinkiang, and Tibet, 1636-1800 / Tributary relations between the Chosǒn and Ch'ing courts to 1800 / The emergence of the state of Vietnam / Cultural transfers between Tokugawa Japan and Ch'ing China to 1800 / Ch'ing relations with maritime Europeans / Catholic missionaries, 1644-1800 / Calendrical learning and medicine, 1600-1800 / Taoists, 1644-1850 / Arguments over learning based on intuitive knowing in early Ch'ing / Advancement of learning in early Ch'ing: Three cases / Dominating learning from above during the K'ang-hsi period / Political pressures on the cultural sphere in the Ch'ing period / Changing roles of local elites from the 1720s to the 1830s

Late Chʻing, 1800-1911, pt. 1: Introduction: the old order / Ch'ing Inner Asia c. 1800 / Dynastic decline and the roots of rebellion / The Canton trade and the Opium War / The creation of the treaty system / The Taiping Rebellion / Sino-Russian relations, 1800-62 / The heyday of the Ch'ing order in Mongolia, Sinkiang and Tibet / The Ch'ing Restoration / Self-strengthening: the pursuit of Western technology / Christian missions and their impact to 1900

Late Chʻing, 1800-1911, pt. 2: Economic trends in the late Ch'ing empire, 1870-1911 / Late Ch'ing foreign relations, 1866-1905 / Changing Chinese views of Western relations, 1840-95 / The military challenge: the north-west and the coast / Intellectual change and the reform movement, 1890-8 / Japan and the chinese revolution of 1911 / Political and institutional reform 1901-11 / Government, merchants and industry to 1911 / The republican revolutionary movement / Currents of social change

Republican China, 1912-1949, pt. 1: Introduction: maritime and continental in China's history / Economic trends, 1912-49 / The foreign presence in China / Politics in the aftermath of revolution: the era of Yuan Shih-k'ai, 1912-16 / A constitutional republic: the Peking government, 1916-28 / The warlord era: politics and militarism under the Peking government, 1916-28 / Intellectual change: from the Reform movement to the May Fourth movement, 1895-1920 / Themes in intellectual history: May Fourth and after / Literary trends I: the quest for modernity, 1895-1927 / The Chinese Communist Movement to 1927 / The Nationalist Revolution: from Canton to Nanking, 1923-28 / The Chinese bourgeoisie, 1911-37

Republican China, 1912-1949, pt. 2: Introduction: perspectives on modern China's History / China's international relations 1911-1931 / Nationalist China during the Nanking decade 1927-1937 / The Communist movement 1927-1937 / The agrarian system / Peasant movements / The development of local government / The growth of the academic community 1912-1949 / Literary trends: the road to revolution 1927-1949 / Japanese aggression and China's international position 1931-1949 / Nationalist China during the Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945 / The Chinese Communist movement during the Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945 / The KMT-CCP conflict 1945-1949 / Mao Tse-Tung's thought to 1949

The People's Republic, pt. 1: the emergence of revolutionary China, 1949-1965: The reunification of China / Emulating the Soviet model, 1949-1957 -- Establishment and consolidation of the new regime / Economic recovery and the 1st Five-Year Plan / Education for the new order / The Party and the intellectuals / Foreign relations: from the Korean War to the Bandung Line / The search for a Chinese road, 1958-1965 -- The Great Leap Forward and the split in the Yenan leadership / The Chinese economy under stress, 1958-1965 / New directions in education / The Party and the intellectuals: phase two / The Sino-Soviet split / Epilogue / Appendixes: Meetings and Leaders.

The People's Republic, pt. 2: revolutions within the Chinese Revolution, 1966-1982: Mao Tse-tung's thought from 1949 to 1976 / The Cultural Revolution: China in Turmoil, 1966-1969 -- The Chinese state in crisis / China confronts the Soviet Union: warfare and diplomacy on China's Inner Asian frontiers / The Cultural Revolution: the Struggle for the Succession, 1969-1982 -- The succession to Mao and the end of Maoism / The opening to America / The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath -- China's economic policy and performance / Education / Creativity and politics / Life and Letters Under Communism -- The countryside under communism / Urban life in the People's Republic / Literature under communism / The Separated Province -- Taiwan under Nationalist rule, 1949-1982 / Epilogue: the onus of unity -- Appendixes: meetings and leaders.

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