The Great Chinese Revolution: 1800-1985 (Cornelia & Michael Bessie Books) - Softcover

Fairbank, John King

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006039076X ISBN 13: 9780060390761

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 1987

Synopsis

Great Chinese Revolution (1800-1985) "[A] masterful account of China's long and turbulent quest for modernity". -- Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. "The best one-volume account of what has happened in China, and to China, during the past two centuries". -- "Times Literary Supplement" (London) Full description

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"[A] masterful account of China's long and turbulent quest for modernity".
-- Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

"The best one-volume account of what has happened in China, and to China, during the past two centuries".
-- "Times Literary Supplement" (London)

Review:

A masterful account of China's long and turbulent quest for modernity."-- Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.A"A fresh and significant work of synthesis: it is filled with bold generalizations, amusing and poignant juxtapositions, and the constant surprises of watching a senior scholar who knows all his sources but refuses to be type-cast."-- Johathan Spence"The best one-volume account of what has happened in China, and to China, during the past two decades."-- "Times Literary Supplement"'If I could not go to China with John King Fairbank, I would want to take along his new book, The Great Chinese Revolution, as the next best thing. this is an engrossing history written by a man who loves china and loves to write about it.-- Sol M. Linowitz

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 006039076X
• ISBN 13: 9780060390761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 396