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The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China
Jeffrey Wasserstrom
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Description for The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China
Hardback. .
This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China promises to be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower on the verge of what promises to be the 'Chinese century', introducing readers to important but often overlooked events in China's past, such as the bloody Taiping Civil War (1850-1864), which had a death toll far higher than the roughly contemporaneous American Civil War. ... Read more
This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China promises to be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower on the verge of what promises to be the 'Chinese century', introducing readers to important but often overlooked events in China's past, such as the bloody Taiping Civil War (1850-1864), which had a death toll far higher than the roughly contemporaneous American Civil War. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Oxford Illustrated History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199683758
SKU
V9780199683758
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99-2
About Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Jeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, and Editor of the Journal of Asian Studies. He has edited a number of books on China and is the author of four: Student Protests in Twentieth Century China: The View from Shanghai (1991), China's Brave New World-And Other Tales for Global Times (2007), Global Shanghai, ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China
the best place to start for those who wish to get a handle on modern China.
Asian Review of Books
An excellent introduction to the history of modern China for the general reader and student alike ... The illustrations are excellent and help to bring the text to life with further colour (in both senses of the word) ... Read more
Asian Review of Books
An excellent introduction to the history of modern China for the general reader and student alike ... The illustrations are excellent and help to bring the text to life with further colour (in both senses of the word) ... Read more