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China: A History Hardback - 2009

by John Keay

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Many nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. With the world's longest tradition of history-writing, its extraordinary past ought to be common knowledge. China, by the eminent historian John Keay, should make it so.

Informed by the latest research and enlivened by wit and anecdote, Keay's narrative spans 5,000 years, from the Three Dynasties (2000-220 BC) to Deng Xiaoping's opening of China and the past three decades of economic growth. Broadly chronological, the book presents a history of all the Chinas--including regions (Yunnan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Manchuria) that account for two-thirds of the People's Republic of China land mass but which barely feature in its conventional history.

Crisp, judicious, and engaging, China is destined to become the classic single-volume history for anyone seeking to understand the past, present, and future of this immensely powerful nation.

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  • Title China: A History
  • Author John Keay
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Book Club
  • Pages 578
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books (AZ), New York
  • Publication date 2009-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780465015801 / 0465015808
  • Weight 2.05 lbs (0.93 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.3 x 2 in (23.62 x 16.00 x 5.08 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects China - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009930982
  • Dewey Decimal Code 951

About the author

John Keay, formerly a special correspondent for The Economist, contributes regularly to the Sunday Telegraph, Times Higher Educational Supplement, and the Literary Review. The author of numerous books, including the classic India: A History, he lives in Argyll, Scotland.
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