SUMARIO: Preface - Chinese spelling - An abundance of questions - Meeting China - The confucian tradition - Imperial institutions and practices - The sweep of change - Confronting the west - Rebellion, revolution, and warlordism - Kuomintang rule and japanese occupation - The rise of the communists - The means of ruling - Ideology: marxism/leninism and the thoughts of Mao Zedong - The reign of Mao Zedong: the pre/cultural revolution years of experimentation - Policy issues and choices - The great proletarian cultural revolution - The last years of the Mao era - The leadership of Deng Xiaoping - China's bold efforts at reforms under Deng Xiaoping - China's future domestically and internationally - Sources and suggested readings - Index

DONACION 2012