A Companion to Chinese History

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Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One Introduction Conventions -- Part I States of the Field: Chapter Two How Do We Know What We Know about Chinese History? -- Chapter Three Chinese History in China: The State of the Field (1980s-2010s) -- Chapter Four Chinese History in Japan: The State of the Field -- Chapter Five Chinese History in Europe: The State of the Field -- Chapter Six Chinese History in the Era of the China Dream -- Chapter Seven Chinese History in World History -- Part II Chronologies: Chapter Eight Early China in Eurasian History -- Chapter Nine Was Medieval China Medieval? (Post-Han to Mid-Tang) -- Chapter Ten A Tang-Song Turning Point -- Chapter Eleven Periods of Non-Han Rule -- Chapter Twelve Song to Qing: Late Imperial or Early Modern? -- Chapter Thirteen Nineteenth-Century China: The Evolution of American Historical Approaches -- Chapter Fourteen Republican History -- Chapter Fifteen Rethinking the History of Maoist China -- Chapter Sixteen The Reform Era as History.;A Companion to Chinese History presents a collection of essays offering a comprehensive overview of the latest intellectual developments in the study of China's history from the ancient past up until the present day. Covers the major trends in the study of Chinese history from antiquity to the present day. Considers the latest scholarship of historians working in China and around the world. Explores a variety of long-range questions and themes which serves to bridge the conventional divide between China's traditional and modern eras. Addresses China's connections with other nations and regions and enables non-specialists to make comparisons with their own fields. Features discussion of traditional topics and chronological approaches as well as newer themes such as Chinese history in relation to sexuality, national identity, and the environment.