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A New History, Second Enlarged Edition

By Merle Goldman and John King Fairbank

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China is a masterful historical account authored by the esteemed historian John King Fairbank, with distinguished scholar Merle Goldman updating the work to include post-Mao reforms and developments under Hu Jintao. It offers a comprehensive exploration of China's vast, ancient civilisation and its modern transformations.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Chinese history, political reforms, and the evolution of modern China, particularly those seeking in-depth scholarly insight.

John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date and provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.

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John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and China is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilisation. It remains a masterwork without parallel.

The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the post-Mao period through the early years of the twenty-first century, including the leadership of Hu Jintao. She also provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674018280

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: The Belknap Press

Edition: 2nd Enlarged edition

Illustration: 60 halftones, 25 maps, 6 tables

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 885g

Pages: 640

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Asian History History & Archaeology History & Military John King Fairbank Merle Goldman Non-Fiction

About the Author

John King Fairbank was Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and Director of the East Asian Research Center at Harvard University. Merle Goldman is Professor of History, Emerita, at Boston University and Associate of the John K. Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University.