China has, since 1976, been enmeshed in an extraordinary program of renewal and reform.
The obvious changes—the T-shirts, blue jeans, makeup and jewelry worn by Chinese youth; …

Western imperialism and the weakness of Chinese social classes--The defection of the
intellectuals--The abortiveness of bourgeois and proletarian revolution--The Maoist …

This book attempts to illuminate some of the trends and conditions in China just prior to, and
at the time of the Communist takeover. The conditions that existed just prior to 1949 provided …

The reform movement in China, lasting from 1898 to 1912, inaugurated by Kuang Hsu,
temporarily eclipsed by the" Boxer madness," and revived and directed by the great …

The essays which make up this book originated as papers presented at a conference on"
Intellectuals and the Problem of Conservatism in Republican China" which was held in 1972 …

First published in 1980. This book analyzes Chinese society and evaluates the
achievements and failures of the Maoist ideology. The central theme is the urban and rural …

China is huge. China is growing more powerful. Yet China remains a great mystery to most
people in the West. This contemporary history, based on the latest scholarly research, offers …