Modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present / Jonathan Fenby.

  • Fenby, Jonathan.
Date:
[2008], ©2008
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Description

Documents the history of modern China and its evolution from a turbulent, troubled nation in the mid-nineteenth century to a powerful global economic, cultural, and political force in the twenty-first century.

Publication/Creation

New York : Ecco, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

xlvii, 762 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm

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Notes

"Published in Great Britain as The Penguin history of modern China in 2008 by the Penguin Group"--T.p. verso.

Contents

End of Empire -- Revolution and Republic -- Wars without end -- The rule of Mao -- The age of Deng -- Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao -- Who's who in modern China -- The late-Qing emperors -- China's growth, 1976-2000 -- China's population -- Communist Party leaders in the People's Republic -- Communist Party organization at the centre.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 715-735) and index.

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ISBN

  • 9780061661167
  • 0061661163