Making China Modern : From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping /

Klaus Mühlhahn situates modern China in the nation's long, dynamic tradition of overcoming adversity and weakness through creative adaptation--a legacy of crisis and recovery that is apparent today in China's triumphs but also in its most worrisome trends. Mühlhahn's panoramic survey...

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Main Author: Mühlhahn, Klaus
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: England Cambridge 2019
Subjects:
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
China > History > Republic, 1912-1949.
China > History > 1949-
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