This is a reference guide to the people, places, ideas and events crucial to an understanding of this rising power. After an introduction that discusses key themes in 20th-century China, Hutchings provides over 200 short essays, arranged alphabetically, that cover central figures and events.
"Modern China offers a timely and useful reference guide to the people, places, ideas, and events crucial to an understanding of this rising power. The focus is on society and politics and their impact on both China and the world. Hutchings provides over two hundred insightful short essays, arranged alphabetically, that cover central figures and events from Sun Yat-sen to Jiang Zemin and the Boxer Rebellion to Tiananmen Square.