Preface . . vii
A Note on the Pronunciation of Chinese Names . . xi

1. The Middle Kingdom . . 3
2. Patterns of Traditional Chinese Life . . 10
3. Imperial Breakdown and Western Invasion . . 32
4. The New Chinese Republic . . 65
5. Nationalists and Communists . . 88
6. China at War . . 111
7. Creating the New Order: 1949-1957 . . 130
8. The Great Leap and the Bad Fall . . 163
9. The Cultural Revolution . . 189
10. A Second Revolution: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping . . 219
11. The Era of Jiang Zemin . . 239
12. China in the World . . 259
13. The Fourth Generation . . 277

Notes . . 307
Suggested Readings . . 317
Index . . 323
About the Authors . . 337