The Dragon and the Foreign Devils
China and the World, 1100 Bc to the Present
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2011
512 pages
978-1-4088-2184-8 (ISBN)
Description
China's story is of warfare and violence, philosophical and political invention, shining artistic achievement and often complex and subtle relations with outsiders. Harry G. Gelber's fascinating general history of this great nation makes sense of China's changing relationship with the rest of the world as never before. From the invasions by steppe horsemen in 200 BC to Genghis Khan and the Mongol conquests, from the arrival of Marco Polo to the Opium Wars, from Communism to the Tiananmen Square protest, Gelber traces the path that led to China's resurgence as a dynamic economy and a powerful international player today.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-2184-8 (9781408821848)
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Person
Harry G. Gelber, born in 1926, read History at Cambridge before going on to do a PhD at Monash University in Australia. He has taught international politics at Boston University, Harvard, the LSE, Yale and Monash. From 1975 until 1992 he was Professor of Political Science at the University of Tasmania and remains Professor Emeritus there. Most recently he has been Visiting Scholar, Center for European Studies, Harvard University (2004-2006) and Visiting Fellow, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics (2001-2004). His many books include Nations out of Empires (2001) and Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals (2004). He lives in Australia and travels regularly to the USA and Britain.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Creation: From Origins to the Qin 1100 BC to 206 BC
- 2. From the Han to the Sui 206 BC to AD 581
- 3. High Culture and Collapse: The Sui, Tang and Song AD 581 to 1276
- 4. The Coming of the Mongols AD 1210 to 1368
- 5. The Ming, South Sea Barbarians and Missionaries AD 1368 to 1644
- 6. Manchus and Russians AD 1644 to 1727
- 7. Europeans, Missions and Trade AD 1719 to 1816
- 8. The Mandate of Heaven Dissolves AD 1816 to 1860
- 9. Collapse and Revolution AD 1860 to 1911
- 10. The Dragon as Pawn AD 1912 to 1941
- 11. China in a New World Order AD 1941 to 1949
- 12. The New Emperor AD 1949 to 1976
- 13. Reassertion AD 1976 to 2001
- 14. Towards the Future?
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Footnotes
- Endnotes
- A Note on the Author
- By the Same Author
- List of Illustrations
- Imprint
