The Making of a Sino-Marxist World View: Perceptions and Interpretations of World History in the People's Republic of China

by Dorothea A.L. Martin

Overview

Outlines the political pressures that have shaped the writing and interpretation of modern world history in post-1949 China, and assesses the impact of these pressures and political themes through three case studies: the 17th-century English revolution, the Paris Commune, and the treatment of the Th

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873326568
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/1990
Series:	Studies on Contemporary China
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

DOROTHEA A. L. MARTIN earned her M.A. in Third World history from the University of California, and her Ph.D. in modem Chinese history from the University of Hawaii. She is assistant professor of history at Appalachian State University.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations, Note on Romanization, Preface, One Introduction, Two Writing World History in the People's Republic of China, Three The English Bourgeois Revolution and Modern World History, Four The Experience of the Paris Commune, Five Reflections in the Third World, Six Conclusions and Perspectives on New Directions, Notes, Bibliography, Index