Rebellions and revolutions: China from the 1800s to the 1980s

The traditional society the opening of China the Taiping rebellion, 1850-1864 conflict with the western powers, 1843-1861 the self-stengthening movement reform and revolution the Chinese economy the war-load era the radicalization of Chinese politics the rise of Chiang Kaishek the Nationalist regime, 1928-1937 the Chinese Communist Party, 1927-1934 the Chinese Communist Party, 1935-1949 the Chinese People's Republic, 1949-1957 the Great Leap Forward the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, I the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, II China since the death of Mao the road to Tiananmen.