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Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.

Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss, superhuman endeavour and incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today. From the dawn of legend to the succession of great dynasties, from Confucius to Chairman Mao and from the clamour of revolution to the lure of slick capitalism, John Keay takes the reader on a sweeping tour through Chinese history. This is a definitive and indispensable account of a country set to play a major part in our future.

Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.

Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss, superhuman endeavour and incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today. From the dawn of legend to the succession of great dynasties, from Confucius to Chairman Mao and from the clamour of revolution to the lure of slick capitalism, John Keay takes the reader on a sweeping tour through Chinese history. This is a definitive and indispensable account of a country set to play a major part in our future.

Über den Autor

John Keay's books include 'India Discovered', 'The Honourable Company', 'Last Post: The End of Empire in the Far East', the two-volume 'Explorers of the Western Himalayas', 'India: A History', 'The Great Arc', 'Sowing the Wind: The Seeds of Conflict in the Middle East' and 'Mad About the Mekong: Exploration and Empire in South East Asia'. He is married with four children, lives in Scotland, and is the co-author, with Julia Keay, of the 'Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland'.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: HarperPress
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780007221783
ISBN-10: 0007221789
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Keay, John
Hersteller: Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct
HarperPress
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 200 x 131 x 47 mm
Von/Mit: John Keay
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2009
Gewicht: 0,463 kg
Artikel-ID: 101714328

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