Introduction


China's flag

Page from a Tang Dynasty manuscript of the Analects unearthed in 1967 at Turfan, Sinkiang, the People's Republic of China.
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. -- World Fact Book
 

Recommended Resources

  1. Analects (Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism) - Confucius
  2. China (CIA World Fact Book)
  3. China (Middle Ages Almanac)
  4. Great Wall of China (Magill’s Guide to Military History)
  5. Time Line of Ancient China (Encyclopedia of the Ancient World)

All Resources

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  1. An Anthology of Chinese Literature (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
  2. Analects (Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism) - Confucius
  3. Boxer Rebellion (Magill's Guide to Military History)
  4. Buddhism and Literature (Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism)
  5. Buddhism Enters China (Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)
  6. Building the Great Wall of China (Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)
  7. China
  8. China (CIA World Fact Book)
  9. China (Middle Ages Almanac)
  10. China (Salem on History)
  11. Chinese Democracy (Magill Book Reviews)
  12. Chinese Drama (Critical Survey of Drama)
  13. Chinese Imperial Wars (Magill’s Guide to Military History)
  14. Chinese Long Fiction (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)
  15. Chinese Poetry (Critical Survey of Poetry)
  16. Chinese Short Fiction (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
  17. Confucius (Ethics: Ready Reference Series)
  18. Confucius (Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)
  19. Confucius (World Philosophers and Their Works)
  20. Eighth Moon: The True Story of A Young Girl's Life In Communist China Study Guide (quickNotes)
  21. Great Wall of China (Magill’s Guide to Military History)
  22. Novels of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties (Literary Criticism: 1400-1800)
  23. Opium Wars (Magill’s Guide to Military History)
  24. Qin Dynasty Founded in China (Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)
  25. The Boxer Rebellion Fails to Remove Foreign Control in China Great (Events from History II: Human Rights Series)
  26. The Great Wall of China (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
  27. The Great Wall of China (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
  28. The Search for Modern China (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
  29. Time Line of Ancient China (Encyclopedia of the Ancient World)
  30. Wu Ze-tian (Middle Ages Biographies)
  31. Xia Dynasty Marks Start of Historical China (Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)