中国简史

Chapter 1 Prehistoric Legends and MythologiesChapter 2 Birth of the Chinese CivilizationChapter 3 Formation of a Unified CountryChapter 4 Merging of Chinese NationalitiesChapter 5 Rise and Fall of the DynastiesChapter 6 Diversified ReligionsChapter 7 Dawn of CivilizationChapter 8 Communication with Foreign CountriesChapter 9 Door Opened by CannonsChapter 10 Awakening, Reform and Revolution

This book is in two volumes: Volume I focuses on China's past, from the beginning of Chinese civilization to the 1911 Revolution, mainly reflecting the changes in the country, its population and territory, national features,philosophies, religions and ways of life, as well as its contributions to politics,economy and culture.Volume II focuses on contemporary China, from 1921 to 2008, mainly reflect-ing on China's indepen-dence, changing perspec-tives in foreign affairs,national unification - espe-cially the country's reform and opening-up - and achievements related to its modernization. This book is for readers who wish to learn more about China, and introduces Chinese history by recount-ing distinctive stories of different ages.

作者简介：　　Xie Chuntao was born in Linshu County, Shandong Province, in 1963. In 1982 he obtained a bachelor's degree in education from Shandong Normal University, and then a master's degree in law from Zhejiang University and doctorate in law from Beijing's Renmin University of China in1988. He has been teaching and doing research on the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Party School of the Central Commit-tee of the CPC since 1988, and is now a professor and the Deputy Director of the Teach-ing and Research Department of CPC History. As an executive council member and the Secretary-General of the History Society of the CPC, he also serves as a guest professor and part-time researcher at many institutions of higher learning, including Tianjin's Nankai University.His major works include Turmoil of the Great Leap Forward and A Brief History of the 1959 Mount Lushan Meeting.