The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the middle kingdom to Mao and the China dream
A narrative history of China by the documentary historian and best-selling author of Conquistadors draws on newly opened archives and extensive travels to examine the nation's past dominance and potential as a future world ruler.
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- ISBN: 9781250202574
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Physical Description
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608 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Roots -- The grea war of the shang -- The mandate of heaven -- The first emperor and the unification of China -- The han empire -- The glory of the tang -- Decline and fall -- The five dynasties -- The song renaissance -- The fall of the northern song -- The southern song, 1127-1279 -- The Yan -- The ming -- The last days of the Ming -- The great qing -- The opium wars and the taiping -- The great chinese revolution -- The age of reform -- The rise of the new China. |