Preface Introduction Political Leaders of Modern China Appendix 1: Chronology Appendix 2: Modern Chinese Political Leaders Bibliography Index
One hundred Chinese leaders-from the Opium War to 2001-are profiled in this comprehensive biographical dictionary.
EDWIN PAK-WAH LEUNG is Professor of Asian Studies and Director of the Asian Studies Graduate Program at Seton Hall University.
?Covering leaders from the period of the Opium Wars (1839-1842) to
the beginning of the twenty-first century--the late Imperial,
Republican, and Communist eras--this volume is a very useful
reference for anyone studying modern China....Many readers of
Chinese history find the array of unfamiliar names can be daunting.
For those readers, this dictionary should be a welcome tool.
Recommended for large public and academic
libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?The most authoritative and up-to-date text on this topic. Highly
recommended. General and academic readers.?-Choice
"The most authoritative and up-to-date text on this topic. Highly
recommended. General and academic readers."-Choice
"Covering leaders from the period of the Opium Wars (1839-1842) to
the beginning of the twenty-first century--the late Imperial,
Republican, and Communist eras--this volume is a very useful
reference for anyone studying modern China....Many readers of
Chinese history find the array of unfamiliar names can be daunting.
For those readers, this dictionary should be a welcome tool.
Recommended for large public and academic
libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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