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Fenby, Jonathan

 
9780061661167: Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present

Sinopsis

Ranging from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, a definitive history of modern China traces its evolution from a turbulent, troubled nation, ruled by an anachronistic imperial system and rocked by frequent revolts and foreign invasion, to a powerful global economic, cultural, and political force in the twenty-first century. 25,000 first printing.

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"A sweeping, reasoned history.Essential desk-side reference to help with the sifting and understanding of the enormous changes taking place in a China poised between the old and the new." -- Kirkus Reviews

"A sweeping, reasoned history...Essential desk-side reference to help with the sifting and understanding of the enormous changes taking place in a China poised between the old and the new."--Kirkus Reviews

A sweeping, reasoned history Essential desk-side reference to help with the sifting and understanding of the enormous changes taking place in a China poised between the old and the new. --Kirkus Reviews"

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Ranging from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, a definitive history of modern China traces its evolution from a turbulent, troubled nation, ruled by an anachronistic imperial system and rocked by frequent revolts and foreign invasion, to a powerful global economic, cultural, and political force in the twenty-first century. 25,000 first printing.

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9780061661174: Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present

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ISBN 10:  0061661171 ISBN 13:  9780061661174
Editorial: Perennial, 2009
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