Contents Briefing

The book is based on the existing academic achievements and documents released and published home and abroad over recent years. It is a systematic research of the Chinese history over about one and a half century from the Opium War to the reform and opening up to the outside world in 1978.

Publisher Profile

As an integral part of China's most prestigious university---Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University Press (TUP) has grown to be one of the leading academic and higher education publishers in China since it's founding in 1980. Today, TUP has more than 400 employees all over China and its sales amounted to RMB700 million Yuan in 2005. TUP has received various honors, such as the "National Excellent Publisher", "Advanced University Press", "Beijing Best 10 Publisher in ...    more about