History of China comprehensively studies all aspects of the historical development of China. The book chronologically records all the historical events of China. It includes prominent events from the rise of the Manchus to the period of post-Mao China (1976–1985). It also explains the role played by the leaders like Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shikai, Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Tse-tung in the development of China.
The book has thirty-five chapters dealing with all historical aspects of Chinese development and includes Introduction—The Dragon Awakes, The Rise of the Manchus, The First Opium War, The Treaty of Nanking, The Second Opium War, Taiping Rebellion, Taiping Reforms, Impact of Western Influence, The First Sino-Japanese War, Reform Movements in China, The Role of Empress Dowager, The revolution of 1911, The Decline of the Manchus, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Yuan Shikai, Twenty-One Demands, Sino-Russian Relations, Period of Warlords, China and The First World War, May Fourth Movement, Washington Conference, The Rise and Fall of Kuomintang Party, Chinese Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek, Communist Rule in China, Mao Tse-tung, The Second Sino-Japanese War and the Second World War, Cultural Revolution, China’s Foreign Policy, and Post-Mao China. At the end of the book, Glossary and Index have also been provided.
The book traces the history of China in a simple and lucid manner. It also studies the role of Reformers in shaping the history of China in the intervening chapters so as to fulfil the requirements of the students and the common readers.
Prof. N. Jayapalan, M.A. (History and Political Science), M.Phil. (History), Ph.D. (History), has retired from Government Arts College (Autonomous), Karur, Tamil Nadu. A keen participant at seminars and conferences connected with Indian History and Political Science, Prof. Jayapalan has authored several books on History and Political Science including Indian Society and Social Institutions, History of India, History of World Civilisation, Problems of Indian Education, Comprehensive Modern Political Analysis, Comprehensive Study of Aristotle, Comprehensive Study of Plato, Comprehensive History of Political Thought, Social and Cultural History of India Since 1556, Sociological Theories, History of English Literature, Indian Administration, History of the United State of America, Human Rights, and Historiography. He is one of the most popular authors in Tamil Nadu.
