The Making of the Modern Chinese State - 9781138362444

Taylor & Francis

The Making of the Modern Chinese State16001950\nAuthor(s): Huaiyin Li\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138362444, 978-1138362444\nSynopsis\nThe Making of the Modern Chinese State: [tel] offers an historical analysis of the formation of the modern Chinese state from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth centuries, providing refreshing and provocative interpretations on almost every major issue regarding the rise of modern China. \n\nThis book explores the question of why todays China is unlike any other nation-state in size and structure. It inquires into the reasons behind the striking continuity in China's territorial and ethnic compositions over the past centuries, and explicates the genesis and tenacity of the Chinese state as a highly centralized and unified regime that has been able to survive into the twenty-first century. Its analysis centres on three key variables, namely geopolitical strategy, fis.