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This book is in two volumes:Volume 1 focuses on China's past,from the beginning of Chinese civilization to the 1911 Revolution, mainly
reflecting the changes in the country, its population and territory, national features,philosophies, religions and ways of life,as well as its contributions to politics,economy and culture.Volume 11 focuses on contemporary China, from 1921 to 2008, mainly reflect-
ing on China's indepen-dence, changing perspec-tives in foreign affairs,national unification - espe-cially the country's reform
and opening-up - and achievements related to its modernization.

About the author

Xie Chuntao was born in Linshu County,Shandong Province．in 1963．In 1982 he obtained a bachelor's degree in education from Shandong NormaI University,and then a master's degree in law from Zhejiang University and doctorate in law from Beijing's Renmin University of China in 1988．

He has been teaching and doing research on the history of the Communist Party of China(CPC)at the Party School of the CentraI Committee ofthe CPC since l988，and is now a professor and the Deputy Director of the Teaching and Research Department of CPC History．

As an executive council member and the Secretary GeneraI of the History Societyofthe CPC，he also serves as aguest professor and part-time researcher at many institutionsof higher learnin9，includingTianjin's Nankai University．His major works include Turmoil of the Great LeapForward and A Brief History of the 1959 Mount Lushan Meeting．