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China's ascent: history through iconic figures.
If you're curious about how China transformed into a global powerhouse, "Wealth And Power" is a treasure. Orville Schell and John Delury have crafted a narrative that's as enlightening as it is engaging, focusing on the people who propelled China's rapid change. It's a comprehensive journey through the country's tumultuous history to its remarkable present that provides context to the headlines we see today.
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ISBN: 9781408704974
Publisher: Little, Brown
Date of Publication: 2013-07-16
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.23
(rated by 1045 readers)
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From two of today's foremost experts on China, a thought-provoking new history that helps us understand China's future by looking at its rise over the last 150 years. Wealth and Power is a sweeping account of the key, iconic intellectual figures and political leaders of China since the mid-1800s. By examining what they thought and what they did through lively and absorbing portraits, Schell and Delury chart how China made its tortured transformation from a weak, humiliated country under foreign assault to its astonishing rise in the early 21st century. In so doing, they provide us with a deeper and richer understanding of China's present success story.
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China's ascent: history through iconic figures.
If you're curious about how China transformed into a global powerhouse, "Wealth And Power" is a treasure. Orville Schell and John Delury have crafted a narrative that's as enlightening as it is engaging, focusing on the people who propelled China's rapid change. It's a comprehensive journey through the country's tumultuous history to its remarkable present that provides context to the headlines we see today.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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