2P The Transformation of China, 1936-1997

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The Origins of the Civil War, 1936–1946

Communist victory and the consolidation of Mao's rule, 1946–1952

The transition to Socialism, 1952–1962

Reform and Control, 1962–1966

The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976

The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976–1997

The Origins of the Civil War, 1936–1946

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

Who was Mao Zedong?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

What was China like in 1936?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE RISE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, 1921-49

The Yan’an Period, 1936-43

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

What were the causes of the outbreak of war in 1937?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

Why did Japan lose the war?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

How did the war shape Chinese society?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

How did the war influence China’s economy?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

How did the war influence Chinese politics?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

The Chinese Experience of War

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

China and the Second World War

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

Communist victory and the consolidation of Mao's rule, 1946–1952

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

Why did the Communists win the Chinese Civil War?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

What challenges did the CCP face when they came to power in 1949?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE RISE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, 1921-49

Communist Victory, 1943-49

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE RISE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, 1921-49

Establishment of the PRC, 1949

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

The transition to Socialism, 1952–1962

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

The First Five-Year Plan, 1953-7

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

The Great Leap Forward, 1958-62

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

Reform and Control, 1962–1966

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

How did China become so rich?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

What was the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

The Cultural Revolution, 1966-76

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

Was China better off in 1936 or 1976?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

What was the meaning of the name ‘Cultural Revolution’?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution when he did?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

Is it accurate to describe the Cultural Revolution as the ‘decade of disaster’?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

To what extent were Mao’s motives ideological rather than political?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

What was the role of the Red Guards in Mao’s strategy?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

Why was traditional Chinese culture a prime target in the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

What part did Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing, play in the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

How important was Lin Biao in the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

To what extent was the Cultural Revolution a success?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976–1997

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

From Mao to Deng

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

Economic Development, 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

US-China Relations – 1968-82

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

US-China Relations – 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

Political Developments, 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

China and the World in 1997

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

Contents

The Origins of the Civil War, 1936–1946

Communist victory and the consolidation of Mao's rule, 1946–1952

The transition to Socialism, 1952–1962

Reform and Control, 1962–1966

The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976

The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976–1997