Fanqie library
Browse
- Titles
- 8
Every Fanqie book we index, searchable by title, author or tag.
-
A Brief History of Modern China: How China Transformed from a Rural Society into a Truly Modern Nation-State
This book, originally titled "Modern History of China", is Jiang Tingfu's classic work on the study of modern Chinese history. It was also a textbook for university history departments and has a wide influence. With a calm and objective attitude, Jiang Tingfu narrated the history of China from the Opium War to the Revolution of 1911. He expressed concerns about the future of China and the fate of the nation in an academic way, and put forward many insights. The American sinologist John Fairbank
16Reads9.2Score—Shelves
-
Jiang Tingfu Modern History of China
From the Opium War to the Revolution of 1911, from the Westernization Movement to the Hundred Days Reform, from Zeng Guofan to Kang Youwei, from Li Hongzhang to Sun Yat-sen, this book narrates the evolution and characters of nearly a century. There is no boring textual research or accumulation of historical materials, but it fully shows the future of the country, the destiny of the nation and the development trend of society. This book takes China's modernization as a clue and believes that "whe
—Reads9.3Score—Shelves
-
Modern Chinese History: a Century of Storms
It summarizes the magnificent history of modern China and shows China's process from decline to rise in modern history. This book is a modern history of China written by the famous historian Jiang Tingfu for ordinary readers. It emphasizes the conflicts and turbulence in history and highlights the complexity and drama of modern history. In extremely simple words, it explains the evolution of China's history, the collision of civilizations, major historical events and key figures in the past hund
—Reads8.6Score—Shelves
-
History of Foreign Aggression in Northeast China in the Past Three Hundred Years: from Shunzhi to Xianfeng
This work was originally published in Volume 8, Issue 1 of "Journal of Tsinghua University". It is a research report on Sino-Russian relations and Northeastern issues. Its author, Mr. Jiang Tingfu, is a well-known historian in my country. He later abandoned his studies and entered politics. He served as the Director of the Administrative Affairs Division of the Executive Yuan, the Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations. The report first de
—Reads8.0Score—Shelves
-
Unparalleled Scholars of the Country: Memoirs of Chiang Tingfu
A "pro-historical account" of a top scholar and diplomat of the Republic of China. With calm and sharp writing, Jiang Tingfu traces his extraordinary journey from rural Hunan to the world, and finally to the center of the political and diplomatic whirlpool of the Republic of China. The book not only contains exclusive revelations of major historical events, but also provides close sketches of influential figures such as Hu Shi and Chiang Kai-shek. What it provides is not an old man's nostalgia,
—Reads8.6Score—Shelves
-
**
The book takes time as the axis and systematically combs the course of foreign invasion in the Northeastern frontier in the three hundred years from Shunzhi to Xianfeng. It begins with the situation in the northeastern border in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, introducing the background and methods of Tsarist Russia's initial penetration into the Northeast; then details the confrontation with Tsarist Russia during the Kangxi period, including the Battle of Yaksa and the signing of the Tr
—Reads5.8Score—Shelves
-
Modern History of China
"Modern History of China" is an academic work that systematically analyzes the important historical period from the Opium War in 1840 to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The book takes the transformation of Chinese society from a feudal monarchy to a modern country as the main line, focusing on the three major themes of national salvation, ideological enlightenment, and institutional reform. It provides a profound analysis of the Chinese nation's arduous journey of seeking
—Reads9.4Score—Shelves
-
Modern History of China
This book is the modern history of China written by the famous historian Jiang Tingfu for ordinary readers. It explains in very simple words the evolution of China's history, the collision of civilizations, major historical events and key figures in the past hundred years after the Opium War. It is magnificent, transparent and comprehensive, yet concise, smooth and impartial, and has extremely high academic value. From the Opium War to the Revolution of 1911, from the Westernization Movement to
—Reads9.4Score—Shelves