In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth.
The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This makes its current position as the newest and, arguably, most important global superpower all the more extraordinary. Jonathan Fenby's clear and comprehensive account of China's recent past is the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation.
- ISBN10 0141020091
- ISBN13 9780141020099
- Publish Date 26 March 2009 (first published 29 May 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 November 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 816
- Language English