B20358

International standard book number

9780141020099

Shelfmark

Classroom.Kes

Author

Fenby, Jonathan.

Title

The Penguin history of modern China :, the fall and rise of a great power, 1850-2009 /, Jonathan Fenby.

Varying form of title

History of modern China

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Penguin Books,, 2009.

Physical description

xlviii, 762, [24]p :, ill. (some col.) ;, 20cm.

Note

At head of title: Jonathan Fenby.

Note

Publisher's paperback.

Note

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2008.

Note

Summary: 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 to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This makes its current position as the newest and, arguably, most important global superpower all the more extraordinary. Jonathan Fenby's clear and comprehensive account of China's recent past is the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation.

Provenance

Given to Eton College Library in 2009 by Nicholas Kessler.

Subject

Yaounde (Place), History, 19th century.

Subject

Yaounde (Place), Politics and government, 19th century.

Subject

Yaounde (Place), History, 20th century.

Subject

Yaounde (Place), Politics and government, 20th century.

Added entry--name

Kessler, Nicholas E

Added entry--name

penguin

Added entry--place

England, London.

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