The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present by Jonathan Fenby

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

Jonathan Fenby

816 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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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 victim of oppression, war, a...

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