The Way Forward
From Early Republic to People’s Republic (1912–1949)
by Jing Liu
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Pub Date Mar 15 2022 | Archive Date Apr 13 2022
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Description
How China became the China we know today, through war and societal transformation.
China entered the 20th century as an agrarian society, weakened under internal and external pressures. Revolutionaries came together to bring down the last imperial dynasty but quickly split over the direction of reconstruction. Civil wars ensued, followed by WWI.
The fate of the country appeared to be in the hands of industrial powers like Britain, Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. All seemed lost when Japan seized all Chinese seaports, railways, industries, and fertile farmland. Yet Chinese resistance continued for eight years and the entire society was mobilized. After decades of struggling, China finally regained independence that laid the foundation for its own modernization.
Advance Praise
"A great way to learn about China's vast history!"
—Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
"Excels at clarifying the often-confusing transitional periods between dynasties… An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history."
—School Library Journal
"Chinese language is being taught in all but one state... A comic format teaching China's history is the perfect companion."
—US-China Review
"The combination of silhouettes—often threatening, martial ones—with open-faced, expressively individualized figures of many social classes adds dramatic tension while neatly balancing the big-picture narrative. There's a lot to absorb even in this abbreviated form, but the visual approach lightens the load considerably."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Simple and effective…This direct, appealing introduction to the foundations of one of the world’s oldest civilizations is recommended for teens and adults."
—Library Journal
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781611720709 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
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