China Since World War II

by Michael V. Uschan

After fall of the Qing dynasty, decades of civil war, and Japanese occupation, China emerged as a superpower in the second half of the twentieth century. Today, China's economy rivals the world's largest, the United States, in terms of growth, productivity, and innovation. This compelling volume analyzes China since the end of World War II. Chapters discuss the communist victory in the civil war, the consolidation of disparate provinces into a unified...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142050097X
• ISBN13: 9781420500974
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10