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01712aam a2200361Mi 4500 001 0F6BC3EA3E0411E3938BADEFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20131026010126 008 130211s2013 enkabf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0141975156 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780141975153 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)857217678 040 $a UKMGB $c STF $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a a-cc--- 050 4 $a DS755 $b .F414 2013 100 1 $a Fenby, Jonathan, $e author. 245 14 $a The Penguin history of modern China : $b the fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present / $c Jonathan Fenby. 246 30 $a History of modern China 250 $a New edition. 264 1 $a London : $b Penguin Books, $c 2013. 300 $a xlviii, 762 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; $c 20 cm. 500 $a Previous edition: London: Allen Lane, 2008. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-735) and index. 520 8 $a In the second half of the 19th century, China was a weak state, rocked by revolts and huge natural disasters, and humiliated by foreign invasions. Now, after a tumultuous 20th century, China is a global power. This book examines China's history to understand how the country went from also-ran to leading power. 650 7 $a History. $2 ukslc 651 0 $a China $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a China $x Politics and government $y 19th century. 651 0 $a China $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a China $x Politics and government $y 20th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722040243.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0F6BC3EA3E0411E3938BADEFDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search