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Publication date: 7th March 2012 by Authors: Dr Yangwen Zheng, Professor Rana Mitter, Professor Patricia Thornton & Professor Arne Westad. Produced by Simon Brown.
Modern Chinese History
Modern Chinese History Podcasts
- China Modern History
- The Opium Wars
- Consequences of the Opium Wars
- The Chinese Revolution of 1911
- Chiang Kai-shek and The Kuomintang
- The Communist Revolution of 1949
- The Communist Government in the 1950s & early 1960s
- The Cultural Revolution 1966-1976
- China 1976 to present: change and reform.
- About the Authors
China 1976 to present: change and reform.
Assessing the extent of political, economic and social change since the death of Mao Zedong. In this podcast Professor Arne Westad looks at the changes that have taken place in China since the death of Mao Zedong.
1. Introduction. |
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2. Market Reforms: A coalition between the Military and the Party Modernisers. |
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3. A Capitalist Revolution. |
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4. Gradual Liberalisation. |
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5. Growing social divide. |
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6. Chinese perceptions of themselves and the outside world. |
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