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

Fenby, Jonathan.

Modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present / Jonathan Fenby. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Ecco, c2008. - xlvii, 762 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.

"Published in Great Britain as The Penguin history of modern China in 2008 by the Penguin Group"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 715-735) and index.

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.

0061661163 9780061661167

2008541891


Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.


China--History--19th century.
China--History--20th century.

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