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The Penguin history of modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present / Jonathan Fenby

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Penguin Books, 2013Description: 762 p.: ill.; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780141975153
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 408 DS 755 F331p 2013
Contents:
Part 1. End of empire -- Part 2. Revolution and republic -- Part 3. Wars without end -- Part 4. The rule of Mao -- Part 5. The age of Deng -- Part 6. Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao.
Summary: In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. This book shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This makes its current position as the newest and, arguably, most important global superpower all the more extraordinary. The author's clear and comprehensive account of China's recent past, now updated to take in the eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party in Autumn 2012, is the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 408 DS 755 F331p 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000119589

Previous edition: London: Allen Lane, 2008.

Part 1. End of empire -- Part 2. Revolution and republic -- Part 3. Wars without end -- Part 4. The rule of Mao -- Part 5. The age of Deng -- Part 6. Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao.

In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. This book shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This makes its current position as the newest and, arguably, most important global superpower all the more extraordinary. The author's clear and comprehensive account of China's recent past, now updated to take in the eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party in Autumn 2012, is the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation.

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