China: From Empire to People's Republic 1900-49 (Access to History)

By Emma Lynch and Michael Lynch

Book Overview

In 1900 China was politically undeveloped and economically exploited by western colonial powers. Over the next fifty turbulent years it had rejected its imperial past, welcomed republicanism, survived Japanese occupation, w itnessed civil war and embraced a Marxist revolution. These extraordinary developments are examined in this book which combines a factual narrative with up-to-date analysis of the events.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444110128
• ISBN13: 9781444110128
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.5" x 6.8"