Conquestand and consolidation, 1. -- The late ming, 7. -- The manchu conquest, 26. -- Kangxi's consolidation, 49. -- Yongzheng's authority, 74. -- Chinese society and the reign of qianlong, 90. -- China and the eighteenth - century world, 117. -- Fragmentation and reform, 137. -- The first clash the west, 143. -- The crisis within, 165. -- Restoration through reform, 194. -- New tensions in the late qing, 216. -- The end of the dynasty, 245. -- Envisioning state and society, 269. -- The new republic, 275. -- A road is made, 300. -- The clash, 334. -- Experiments in government, 361. -- War and revolution, 435. -- World war II, 443. -- The fall of the guomindang state, 484. -- The birth of the peopke's republic, 514. -- Planning the new society, 541. -- Deepening the revolution, 574. -- Living in the world, 619. -- Reopening the doors, 627. -- Redefining revolution, 653. -- Levels of power, 683 . -- Testing the limits, 712