China a history

Informed by the latest research and enlivened by wit and anecdote, Keay's classic single-volume history of China spans 5,000 years, from the Three Dynasties (2000-220 BC) to Deng Xiaoping's opening of China and the past three decades of economic growth.

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Main Author: Keay, John
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2009.
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Summary:Informed by the latest research and enlivened by wit and anecdote, Keay's classic single-volume history of China spans 5,000 years, from the Three Dynasties (2000-220 BC) to Deng Xiaoping's opening of China and the past three decades of economic growth.
Item Description:"Originally published in Britain in 2008 by HarperPress ..."--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:xix, 578 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-560) and index.
ISBN:9780465015801 (hbk.) :
0465015808 (hbk.) :
Author Notes:John Keay , formerly a special correspondent for The Economist , contributes regularly to the Sunday Telegraph , Times Higher Educational Supplement , and the Literary Review . The author of numerous books, including the classic India: A History , he lives in Argyll, Scotland.