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Author:
Fenby, Jonathan, author.
Title:
The Penguin history of modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present / Jonathan Fenby.
Edition:
New edition.
Publisher:
Penguin Books,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
xlviii, 762 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Subject:
History.
China--History--19th century.
China--Politics and government--19th century.
China--History--20th century.
China--Politics and government--20th century.
Notes:
Previous edition: London: Allen Lane, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-735) and index.
Summary:
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.
ISBN:
0141975156 (pbk.)
9780141975153 (pbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)857217678
Locations:
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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