11 Risings 262
12 Machiavellism 263
13 Foreign relations in the sixteenth century 264
14 External and internal perils 266

(C) _The Manchu Dynasty_ (1644-1911)

1 Installation of the Manchus 270
2 Decline in the eighteenth century 272
3 Expansion in Central Asia; the first State treaty 277
4 Culture 279
5 Relations with the outer world 282
6 Decline; revolts 284
7 European Imperialism in the Far East 285
8 Risings in Turkestan and within China: the T'ai P'ing Rebellion 288
9 Collision with Japan; further Capitulations 294
10 Russia in Manchuria 296
11 Reform and reaction: The Boxer Rising 296
12 End of the dynasty 299


Chapter XI: THE REPUBLIC (1912-1948)

1 Social and intellectual position 303
2 First period of the Republic: The warlords 309
3 Second period of the Republic: Nationalist China 314
4 The Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945) 317


Chapter XII: PRESENT-DAY CHINA