The Cambridge History of China

This is the first of two volumes of this authoritative Cambridge history which review the Republican period, between the demise of imperial China and the establishment of the People's Republic. These years from 1912 to 1949 were marked by civil war, revolution and invasion; but also by change and growth in the economic, social, intellectual and cultural spheres. The chapters in this volume represent new syntheses by leading scholars concerned with Republican China. They examine economic trends in the period and the rise of the new middle class. Intellectual trends are surveyed to show the changes in traditional Chinese values and the foreign influences which played a major role in Republican China. Political development and events are traced until 1928; and the second, companion volume will complete the historical coverage. An introduction by John K. Fairbank placed the period in the context of international trade and influence. Although it is written by specialists, the goals and approach of this Cambridge history are to explain and discuss republican China for an audience which will include scholars, students and general readers who do not have special knowledge of Chinese history. It will be useful both as narrative history and as a reference source on the history and politics of China.

此套丛书计划出版16卷。丛书各卷皆由国外知名学者担当主编，卷内各章节亦由研究有素的专家撰写，并注意吸收各国学者的研究成果，反映了国外中国史研究的水平和动向。 目前已出版各卷包括： 第1卷 《剑桥中国秦汉史（公元前221-220年） 》 Volume 1: The Ch' in and Han Empires, 221 BC–AD 220 (1986) edited by Denis Twitchett and Michael Loewe 第2卷 尚未出版 第3卷《剑桥中国隋唐史（589-906年）》 Volume 3: Sui and T'ang China, 589–906 AD, Part One (1979) edited by Denis C. Twitchett 第4卷 尚未出版 第5卷 中文本尚未出版 Volume 5: The Sung Dynasty and its Precursors, 907–1279 (2009) edited by Denis Twitchett and Paul Jakov Smith 第6卷 《剑桥中国辽西夏金元史（907-1368年） 》 Volume 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 710–1368 (1994) edited by Denis C. Twitchett and Herbert Franke 第7卷《剑桥中国明代史（上卷 1368-1644年）》 Volume 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part One (1988) edited by Frederick W. Mote and Denis Twitchett 第8卷 《剑桥中国明代史（下卷 1368-1644年）》 Volume 8: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part Two (1998) edited by Denis C. Twitchett and Frederick W. Mote 第9卷 中文本正在翻译校订中，尚未出版 Volume 9: The Ch'ing Dynasty to 1800, Part One (2002) edited by Willard J. Peterson 第10卷 《剑桥中国晚清史上卷（ 1800-1911年） 》 Volume 10: Late Ch'ing, 1800–1911, Part One (1978) edited by John K. Fairbank 第11卷 《剑桥中国晚清史（下卷 1800-1911年）》 Volume 11: Late Ch'ing, 1800–1911, Part Two (1980) edited by John K. Fairbank and Kwang-Ching Liu 第12卷《剑桥中华民国史（1912-1949年，上）》 Volume 12: Republican China, 1912–1949 (1983) edited by John K. Fairbank and Denis Twitchett 第13卷《剑桥中华民国史（1912-1949年，下）》 Volume 13: Republican China 1912–1949 (1986) edited by John K. Fairbank and Albert Feuerwerker 第14卷 剑桥中华人民共和国史（上卷 革命的中国的兴起 1949-1965年） Volume 14: The People's Republic, Part One: The Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1949-1965 (1987) edited by Roderick MacFarquhar and John K. Fairbank 第15卷 剑桥中华人民共和国史（下卷 中国革命内部的革命 1966-1982年） Volume 15: The People's Republic, Part Two: Revolutions within the Chinese Revolution, 1966-1982 (1991) edited by Roderick MacFarquhar and John K. Fairbank 此外，剑桥还出版有一本中文本尚未出版的 The Cambridge History of Ancient China edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L Shaughnessy