3 – A New Beginning

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Note on Spelling vii
4. Overview of China’s administrative divisions (2011) viii
5. Prologue ix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 – The Lofty Classical Order 15
8. 2 – The Century of Humiliation 45
9. 3 – A New Beginning 71
10. 4 – Xi Jinping Has a Dream 91
11. 5 – The Eternal Party 113
12. 6 – An Alternative to the Party? 143
13. 7 – The Experience of History: From Supremacy to Shame 177
14. 8 – Foreign Policy under Mao and Deng:From Rebellion to Harmony 207
15. 9 – The New Nationalism 233
16. 10 – The Party on a Dead-End Street 261
17. 11 – The Third Way 275
18. 12 – The World of the Great Harmony 293
19. Epilogue 309
20. Acknowledgements 311
21. Chronological overview of dynasties in China 313
22. Chairmen and Party Secretaries of the People’s Republic of China 315
23. Notes 317
24. Works Consulted 349
25. Illustration Credits 355
26. Index of Persons 357