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Modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present  Cover Image Book Book

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

Fenby, Jonathan. (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061661167
  • ISBN: 0061661163
  • Physical Description: xlvii, 762 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Ecco, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Published in Great Britain as The Penguin history of modern China in 2008 by the Penguin Group"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 715-735) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: China > History > 20th century.
China > History > 19th century.
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.

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