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Between Two Worlds: China in the Modern Age, 1833 to 1976

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China in World History

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In the modern age, which in Chinese history may be defined as the late Ch’ing, the early republic and the people’s republic to the death of Mao Tse-tung, China lay between two worlds, in several senses.

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Adshead, S.A.M. (2000). Between Two Worlds: China in the Modern Age, 1833 to 1976. In: China in World History. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-62409-6_6

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