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A comprehensive, yet entertaining look at China's history through a modern lens. For millennia, China was the largest and richest nation on earth. Two centuries

The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the West.

"Journey at a thrilling clip across the epic history of China-through millennia of early innovation to modern dominance"--

Presents an account of Chinese history, from prehistoric times through the post-Revolution era.

When published in 1982, this translation of Professor Jacques Gernet's masterly survey of the history and culture of China was immediately welcomed by critics a