Shortest History of China by Linda Jaivin
Shortest History of China by Linda Jaivin
SKU: 9781760641122 • Barcode: 9781760641122

Shortest History of China

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Main subject: Asian history
  • Genre / subject: Asian history
  • Author: Linda Jaivin
  • Audience: Adults

About the book

Shortest History of China by Linda Jaivin is a history book for adult readers.

China's past is key to the modern world. This nimble history of rogues, revolutions and rebellions can be read in a day, but will transform your view for a lifetime. From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics and philosophy across the world for thousands of years.

Chinese history is sprawling and gloriously messy. It is full of heroes who are also villains, prosperous ages and violent rebellions, cultural vibrancy and censorious impulses, rebels, loyalists, dissidents and wits. The story of women in China, from the earliest warriors to twentieth-century suffragettes, is rarely told. And historical spectres of corruption and disunity, which have brought down many a mighty ruling house, continue to haunt the People's Republic today.

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