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. 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.
| ISBN: | 9780674018280 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2006 |
| Author: | John King Fairbank, Merle Goldman |
| Publisher: | The Belknap Press an imprint of Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 640 pages |
| Genres: |
Asian history |