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Author Haw, Stephen G.

Title Beijing : a concise history / Stephen G. Haw
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2007

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Description xi, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Series Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 42
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ; 42
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ; 42
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 42
Contents Introduction: the Northern Capital -- At the edge of the North China Plain: the location and prehistory of the Beijing area -- Chinese or barbarian: c. 2,000 BCE to 581 CE -- Regained and lost: the Sui, Tang, Liao and Jin dynasties, 581 to 1215 -- Destroyed and rebuilt: the Mongol conquest and the new city of Dadu, 1215 to 1368 -- Chinese capital: the Ming dynasty, 1368 to 1644 -- Change of mandate: the Manchu conquest, 1644-1860 -- Besieged: the late Qing dynasty, 1860-1911 -- Northern Peace: the Republic, the Warlords, and Communist Revolution, 1911-1949 -- Pride restored: the People's Republic of China, 1949-1976 -- The modern city: 1976 to the present
Introduction : the northern capital -- 1. At the edge of the North China plain : the location and prehistory of the Beijing area -- 2. Chinese or barbarian? : c. 2000 B.C.E. to 581 C.E. -- 3. Regained and lost : the Sui, Tang, Liao and Jin dynasties, 581 to 1215 -- 4. Destroyed and rebuilt : the Mongol conquest and the new city of Dadu, 1215 to 1368 -- 5. Chinese capital : the Ming dynasty, 1368 to 1644 -- 6. Change of mandate : the Manchu conquest, 1644-1860 -- 7. Besieged : the late Qing dynasty, 1860-1911 -- 8. Northern peace? : the republic, the warlords, and communist revolution, 1911-1949 -- 9. Pride restored : the People's Republic of China, 1949-1976 -- 10. The modern city : 1976 to the present -- 11. Government and control of the Beijing area -- 12. Chronology of major events -- 13. Tian'an men square -- 14. The forbidden city -- 15. The summer palaces and imperial parks -- 16. The temple of heaven and the altars of the earth, sun and moon -- 17. Other temples and religious sites in Beijing -- 18. Museums in Beijing -- 19. The great wall -- 20. Imperial tombs -- 21. Other sites outside Beijing city -- Food in Beijing -- The 'northern barbarians' and Beijing
Summary "This book sets out the history of the city of Beijing, charting the course of its development from its early roots before 2000 B.C.E. to its contemporary position as capital of the People's Republic of China. It outlines the establishment of the earliest cities on or near the modern site in the years before 1000 B.C.E., its status as a regional centre from the Zhou to the Tang dynasties, and its emergence - for the first time - as capital of the whole of China after the Mongol conquest, when it was partly destroyed and subsequently rebuilt as the 'Great Capital' of Khubilai Khan. It goes on to consider the city's assumption of its modern name 'Beijing' under the Ming dynasty, conquest by the Manchus and the turbulent period of civil war that followed the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911. It describes the occupation by the Japanese that was followed by a further period of civil war, culminating in the Communist revolution and Beijing's resumption of the role of capital of China in 1949. It also relates Beijing's subsequent evolution up to the present day, and examines the sites of particular interest, in and around the city, including Tian'an Men Square, the Forbidden City, its temples and museums, the Great Wall and the Imperial Tombs. Overall, this book offers an impressive account of the long and fascinating history of a city that is growing in prominence as an urban centre of global significance."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [204]-205) and index
SUBJECT Beijing (China) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95002057
LC no. 2006011231
ISBN 9780415399067 hardback
0415399068 hardback alkaline paper