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Joseph W. Esherick is professor emeritus of modern Chinese history at the University of California, San Diego. He is the holder of the Hwei-chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies. His books include Modern China: The Story of a Revolution, co-authored with Orville Schell; Lost Chance in China: The World War II Despatches of John S. Service; Reform and Revolution in China: The 1911 Revolution in Hunan and Hubei; and The Origins of the Boxer Uprising. His awards include the John K. Fairbank Prize from the American Historical Association, the Joseph Levenson Book Prize from the Association for Asian Studies, and the 1989 Berkeley Prize from the University of California Press.
This collection of essays are as powerful today as when first published. Esherick offersf careful research addressing key questions in our understanding of China’s revolution and modern Chinese history. A model for students and researchers, these fine essays demonstrate the contribution of interdisciplinary methods to our understanding of modern China.
— Timothy Cheek
China in Revolution is a masterful achievement. Not only does it closely examine the most controversial issues in modern Chinese history, it also highlights the many ways in which scholars have hotly debated that history. Esherick’s fascinating arguments rest on two compelling and dynamic assertions: nothing that happened in the tumultuous history of modern China was inevitable, and unexpected twists and turns have been and continue to be the norm.
— Paul Pickowicz, Affiliation is University of California, San Diego
Major topics of discussion:
- How should we understand the Chinese revolution?
- Did China have a peasant revolution?
- What can History teach us about China today?
- What was the impact of imperialism on modern China?
- How did the Japanese invasion change the course of modern China?
- China’s politics has long been autocratic. How did an autocratic state relate to a diverse society?