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John Keay - China (A History) (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9780007221783
Synopsis
Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.
Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss, superhuman endeavour and incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today.
From the dawn of legend to the succession of great dynasties, from Confucius to Chairman Mao and from the clamour of revolution to the lure of slick capitalism, John Keay takes the reader on a sweeping tour through Chinese history.
This is a definitive and indispensable account of a country set to play a major part in our future.
Details
- Format : Thick 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - The Rest of The World
- Published : 2008 (This Edition 2009 - Harper Press)
- ISBN : 9780007221783
- SKU : B003093
- PPC : SP500gm
- RRP : £14.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
‘There is no understanding China, present or future, without a sense of its past . . . Anybody fascinated by the puzzle of what comes next for our frail, perplexed planet will find unexpected answers in this crisp, often witty chronicle of amazements.’ - Peter Preston, Observer.
'Dynasties lead to world domination: John Keay's forensic analysis of China's history makes the world of the ancient emperors strikingly modern and relevant.' - Observer.
‘As John Keay’s ambitious book makes clear . . . China’s history is intoxicatingly interesting and is sure to keep us on the edge of our geopolitical seats.’ - Independent on Sunday.
‘Absorbingly readable.’ - The Independent.
‘An epic history of China . . . There’s no way of understanding China’s stirring future without a sense of its awe-inspiring past.’ - Traveller magazine.
The Author
John Stanley Melville Keay FRGS is a British historian, journalist, radio presenter and lecturer specialising in popular histories of India, the Far East and China, often with a particular focus on their colonisation and exploration by Europeans. John Keay is married with four children, lives in Scotland and is co-editor with Julia Keay of the 'Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland'.
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