02609nam 2200673 a 450 991097345620332120200520144314.0988-220-659-X1-283-01679-69786613016799988-220-564-X10.1515/9789882205642(CKB)2550000000031464(EBL)677375(OCoLC)710052483(SSID)ssj0000466794(PQKBManifestationID)11288221(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466794(PQKBWorkID)10465905(PQKB)10700987(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035456(OCoLC)794927727(MdBmJHUP)muse7075(Au-PeEL)EBL677375(CaPaEBR)ebr10453703(CaONFJC)MIL301679(MiAaPQ)EBC677375(DE-B1597)775234(DE-B1597)9789882205642(EXLCZ)99255000000003146420080916d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe age of openness China before Mao /Frank DikötterHong Kong Hong Kong University Press20081 online resource (140 p.)Understanding ChinaDescription based upon print version of record.962-209-920-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Open governance -- Open borders -- Open minds -- Open markets.The era between empire and communism is routinely portrayed as a catastrophic interlude in China's modern history, but this engagingly written book shows instead that the first half of the twentieth century witnessed a qualitatively unprecedented trend towards openness.Frank Dikotter argues that the years from 1900 to 1949 were characterised at all levels of society by engagement with the world, and that the pursuit of openness was particularly evident in four areas: in governance and the advance of the rule of law and of newly acquired liberties; in freedom of movement in and out of the countUnderstanding China.HISTORY / Asia / ChinabisacshChinaHistoryRepublic, 1912-1949HISTORY / Asia / China.951.04NQ 9030SEPArvkDikötter Frank509110MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973456203321The age of openness4375385UNINA