The Middle Kingdom -- Patterns of traditional Chinese life -- Imperial breakdown and western invasion -- The new Chinese republic -- Nationalists and communists -- China at war -- Creating the new order: 1949-1957 -- The Great Leap and the bad fall -- The Cultural Revolution -- A second revolution: the reforms of Deng Xiaoping -- The era of Jiang Zemin -- The "fourth generation."

1. China -- History -- 19th century
2. China -- History -- 20th century