Using a viewpoint that sees the country from the inside out, Jonathan Fenby links together myriad features of today's China to arrive at a coherent picture of its nature and depict its future, both internally and in its impact on the rest of the world. The imminent collapse of t…
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Using a viewpoint that sees the country from the inside out, Jonathan Fenby links together myriad features of today's China to arrive at a coherent picture of its nature and depict its future, both internally and in its impact on the rest of the world. The imminent collapse of t…
Profiles the first president of the Fifth Republic, including his experiences during the World Wars, his political maneuvering that avoided a civil war, and his lasting legacy in France.
Profiles the first president of the Fifth Republic, including his experiences during the World Wars, his political maneuvering that avoided a civil war, and his lasting legacy in France.
"For more than two decades, Chiang Kai-shek, the Generalissimo of China, stood at the centre of a uniquely turbulent period in the modern history of the world's most heavily populated nation. The son of a village salt-seller, he rose to personify his vast country in the period b…
Profiles the greates Chinese emperors and provides an accessible history of pre-revolutionary China. It also includes a full list of China's emperors plus details of Chinese naming conventions.
Profiles the greates Chinese emperors and provides an accessible history of pre-revolutionary China. It also includes a full list of China's emperors plus details of Chinese naming conventions.