8. Leaping Ahead: 1955–1960

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Timeline: China, 1644–2017 ix
4. Maps xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1: The Rise and Fall of Qing China
7. Introduction 21
8. 1. Age of Glory: 1644–1800 25
9. 2. Reordering the Chinese World: 1800–1870 85
10. 3. Late Qing Predicaments: 1870–1900 153
11. Part 2: Chinese Revolutions
12. Introduction 203
13. 4. Upending the Empire: 1900–1919 209
14. 5. Rebuilding during the Republican Era: 1920–1937 248
15. 6. China at War: 1937–1948 298
16. Part 3: Remaking China
17. Introduction 353
18. 7. Socialist Transformation: 1949–1955 359
19. 8. Leaping Ahead: 1955–1960 408
20. 9. Overthrowing Everything: 1961–1976 448
21. Part 4: China Rising
22. Introduction 487
23. 10. Reform and Opening: 1977–1989 491
24. 11. Overall Advance: 1990–2012 527
25. 12. Ambitions and Anxieties: Contemporary China 560
26. Abbreviations 617
27. Notes 619
28. Acknowledgments 695
29. Index 701