China : a new history /

John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. It remains a masterwork without parallel. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in th...

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Main Author: Fairbank, John King, 1907-1991
Other Authors: Goldman, Merle
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006.
Edition:2nd enl. ed.
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Summary:John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. It remains a masterwork without parallel. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the post-Mao period through the early years of the twenty-first century, including the leadership of Hu Jintao. She also provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.
Physical Description:xix, 560 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-528) and indexes.
ISBN:0674018281
9780674018280
8120337409
9788120337404