Modern China (Paperback, 3 ed)

List of maps.  List of illustrations.  Acknowledgements.  Introductory note: Chinese names and Chines geography  1.  The Chinese Past.  2.  The collapse of the old order.  3.  The Communist Party and the First United Front.  4.  The Nanjing decade, 1927-37.  5.  World war and Communist victory.  6.  The People's Republic of China, 1949-57.  7.  The Great Leap and the great split.  8.  The Cultural Revolution.  9.  The post-Mao reforms.  10. The era of Deng Xiaoping.  11. The boom years.  Suggestions for further reading.  Index.