Patterns of Modern Chinese History

Charles "Chip" Desnoyers is Professor of History at LaSalle University, where he directs the Center for Asian Studies. He is former president of the Mid-Atlantic Asian Studies Organization. Chip is co-author of the successful Oxford University Press world history textbook Patterns of World History.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Notes on Dates and Spelling
About the Author

Part 1: The Past as Prologue

Chapter 1: Origins to 221 BCE
Chapter 2: Imperial China Before The Qing, 221 BCE-1644 CE

Part 2: Patterns of Modern Chinese History

Chapter 3: The Apogee of Empire: The Qing Dynasty Through The Qianlong Era, 1644-1795
Chapter 4: The Last Empire In Transition I: Society And State, 1795-1900
Chapter 5: The Last Empire In Transition II: Imperialism And Resistance, Reform And Reaction 1795-1900
Chapter 6: From Empire To People's Republic: 1901-1949
Chapter 7: The People's Republic: The Maoist Era, 1949-1976
Chapter 8: "To Get Rich Is Glorious": The Four Modernizatoins, 1976-1989
Chapter 9: Toward The "Harmonious Society": Building The Fragile Superpower, 1989-Present
Chapter 10: Epilogue: Back To The Future?

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