Department of History

China: A Century of Revolution is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical ocmmentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. China in Revolution charts the pivotal footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. China in Revolution charts the piviotal years from the birth of tne new republic to the establishment of the PRC, through foreign invastions, civil war, and a bloody battle for power between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek. The Mao Years examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and exhausted nation. Born Under the Red Flag showcases China's unlikely transformation into an extraordinatry hybrid of communist-centralized politcs with an ever-expanding free market economy. Mounumental in scope, China: A Century of Revolution is critical viewing for anyone intersted in this increasingly powerful and globally influential country.