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The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the middle kingdom to Mao and the China dream

A narrative history of China by the documentary historian and best-selling author of Conquistadors draws on newly opened archives and extensive travels to examine the nation's past dominance and potential as a future world ruler.

Book  - 2020
951 Woo
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  • ISBN: 9781250202574
  • Physical Description 608 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Roots -- The grea war of the shang -- The mandate of heaven -- The first emperor and the unification of China -- The han empire -- The glory of the tang -- Decline and fall -- The five dynasties -- The song renaissance -- The fall of the northern song -- The southern song, 1127-1279 -- The Yan -- The ming -- The last days of the Ming -- The great qing -- The opium wars and the taiping -- The great chinese revolution -- The age of reform -- The rise of the new China.

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