Introduction. Part 1 A time of war 1938-1949 : Timeline

List of travels

Introduction

Robert Capra, the fight against fascism

Henri Cartier Bresson, the victory of the communists. Part 2 The Mao Zedong years 1950-1976 : Timeline

List of travels

Introduction

Werner Bischof, the end of the road

Hiroshi Hamaya, Red China I saw

Marc Riboud, humanity observed

René Burri, a new vision

Bruno Barbey, the end of an era. Part 3 The Deng Xiaoping years 1977-1992 : Timeline

List of travels

Introduction

Inge Morath, China opening up

Eve Arnold, the changing face of China

Bruno Barbey, a new economic dawn

Patrick Zachmann, the eye of a long-nose

Guy Le Querrec, Moscow to Beijing

Patrick Zachmann, the walled city

Portfolio 1977-1992. Part 4 The era of a global superpower : Timeline

List of travels

Introduction

Lu-Nan, a trilogy

Marc Riboud, changing economic tides

Stuart Franklin, Shanghai '93

Martin Parr, looking back at consumerist China

Chien-Chi Chang, the chain

Ian Berry, the Three Gorges Dam

Paolo Pellegrin, shadow of a prayer

Chien-Chi Chang, escape from North Korea

Carolyn Drake, wild pigeon

Michael Christopher Brown, move

Martin Parr, luxury

Chris Steele-Perkins, China's changing families

Jim Goldberg, the collaged China

Portfolio 1993-present. Text credits

Picture credits

Acknowledgments

Index.