25%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
Orville Schell
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
Paperback. A lively and absorbing narrative of China's ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse. Num Pages: 496 pages, Integrated photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
By now everyone knows the basic facts of China's rise to pre-eminence over the past three decades. But how did this erstwhile sleeping giant finally manage to arrive at its current phase of dynamic growth? How did a century-long succession of failures to change somehow culminate in the extraordinary dynamism of China today? By examining the lives of eleven influential officials, writers, activists and leaders whose contributions helped create modern China, Wealth and Power addresses these questions. This fascinating survey moves from the lead-up to the first Opium War through to contemporary opposition to single-party rule. ... Read more
By now everyone knows the basic facts of China's rise to pre-eminence over the past three decades. But how did this erstwhile sleeping giant finally manage to arrive at its current phase of dynamic growth? How did a century-long succession of failures to change somehow culminate in the extraordinary dynamism of China today? By examining the lives of eleven influential officials, writers, activists and leaders whose contributions helped create modern China, Wealth and Power addresses these questions. This fascinating survey moves from the lead-up to the first Opium War through to contemporary opposition to single-party rule. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349139647
SKU
V9780349139647
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Orville Schell
Orville Schell, author of more than a dozen books, studied Chinese history at Harvard and Berkeley and has written for many publications, including The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Time, Foreign Affairs, The New York Review of Books, Harper's, and The New York Times. Formerly the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, he ... Read more
Reviews for Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
In Wealth and Power, their crisp and comprehensive introduction to the history of modern China, historians Orville Schell and John Delury present us with the historical background we need to understand the driving mechanism that lies at the center of China today. By no longer presenting China's past two centuries as a record of recurrent failures and humiliations, they give ... Read more