The Penguin History of Modern China
The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present, Third Edition
$34.80
- Paperback
848 pages
- Release Date
19 February 2019
Summary
The crucial book for understanding modern China, now updated to include the rule of Xi Jinping
In 1850, China was the ‘sick man of Asia’. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as a victim of brutality on an unmatched scale, of oppression, war and famine. This makes its current position as the newest and, arguably, most important global superpower all the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141988450 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141988452 |
| Author: | Jonathan Fenby |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 848 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 19 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 622g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 38mm |
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“Taut, anecdote-studded … a great introduction for a general audience, with vivid scene setting and character sketches.” – Sunday Times
His book is a miracle of thoroughness, truthfulness and readability - the perfect primer for a time when China is about to enter all our lives * Sunday Telegraph *Jonathan Fenby’s … illuminating book [is] the first major history that looks at the country with the eyes of the 21st century rather than the 20th – Rana Mitter * FT *[It] reads like a novel and is never less than thoughtful and compassionate for the fate of a much-abused people … [Fenby has] a journalist’s eye for telling detail * Herald *Taut, anecdote-studded … a great introduction for a general audience, with vivid scene setting and character sketches – Michel Sheridan * Sunday Times *For an accessible, authoritative, fair and comprehensive and well written account, this would be hard to better * BBC History *A wonderful history of modern China and a cracking good read – Chris Patten
About The Author
Jonathan Fenby
Jonathan Fenby has edited the Observer, the South China Morning Post and Reuters World Service as well as holding senior positions at the Economist, Independent and Guardian. His books include Generalissimo- Chiang Kai-Shek and the China He Lost, Dealing with the Dragon- A Year in the New Hong Kong, The General- Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved, The History of Modern France and Tiger Head, Snake Tails- China Today, How It Got There and Where It is Heading. He is currently Managing Partner and China Director of the analytical service Trusted Sources. He was a made a Commander of the British Empire in 2000 for services to journalism and is a knight of both the Legion d’honneur and the French Order of Merit.
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