China

by Julia Waterlow

Published 16 August 2001
China is a land of windswept mountains and fertile river valleys, with some of the most polluted cities in the world. This guide looks at the country's history, including the years of strict communist government and some of the great changes that have been taking place over the last 20 years of the 20th century. The book is packed full of information about China, from an economic and human perspective.