Jonathan Fenby
Penguin History of Modern China Paperback Book
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In 1850, China was the sick man of Asia. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim of oppression, war and famine. This makes its current position as arguably the most important global superpower all the more extraordinary. Jonathan Fenbys comprehensive account is the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation.His book is a miracle of thoroughness, truthfulness and readability the perfect primer for a time when China is about to enter all our lives Sunday TelegraphJonathan Fenbys ... illuminating book [is] the first major history that looks at the country with the eyes of the 21st century rather than the 20th Rana Mitter, Financial TimesReads like a novel and is never less than thoughtful and compassionate for the fate of a muchabused people ... [Fenby has] a journalists eye for telling detail HeraldTaut, anecdotestudded ... a great introduction for a general audience, with vivid scene setting and character sketches Michel Sheridan, Sunday TimesFor an accessible, authoritative, fair and comprehensive and well written account, this would be hard to better BBC HistoryA wonderful history of modern China and a cracking good read Chris PattenJonathan Fenby, CBE, has been the editor of the Observer and the South China Morning Post. His books include Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek and the China He Lost and Dealing with the Dragon A Year...
Binding: Paperback;848 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: HBJF; Weight: 744 g; Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 39
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In 1850, China was the sick man of Asia. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim of oppression, war and famine. This makes its current position as arguably the most important global superpower all the more extraordinary. Jonathan Fenbys comprehensive account is the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation.His book is a miracle of thoroughness, truthfulness and readability the perfect primer for a time when China is about to enter all our lives Sunday TelegraphJonathan Fenbys ... illuminating book [is] the first major history that looks at the country with the eyes of the 21st century rather than the 20th Rana Mitter, Financial TimesReads like a novel and is never less than thoughtful and compassionate for the fate of a muchabused people ... [Fenby has] a journalists eye for telling detail HeraldTaut, anecdotestudded ... a great introduction for a general audience, with vivid scene setting and character sketches Michel Sheridan, Sunday TimesFor an accessible, authoritative, fair and comprehensive and well written account, this would be hard to better BBC HistoryA wonderful history of modern China and a cracking good read Chris PattenJonathan Fenby, CBE, has been the editor of the Observer and the South China Morning Post. His books include Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek and the China He Lost and Dealing with the Dragon A Year...
Binding: Paperback;848 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: HBJF; Weight: 744 g; Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 39
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Jonathan Fenby
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