China in the 21st Century by Jeffrey N Wasserstrom
In this revised and updated third edition of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know Jeffery N. Wasserstrom and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham provide an excellent introduction to this significant global power.
It is always difficult to find a good introduction to contemporary China that does not deter newcomers into the fieldIt is particularly excruciating to recommend a book that assesses the to-and-fro of China's history with easiness and academic rigour. Happily, Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Maura Cunningham's third edition of China in the 21st Century gives us that and much more. The colossal task has been taken with unflappable conviction, fulfilling the wishes of the neophyte and satisfying the critical eye of the seasoned China hands. * Pablo Ignacio Ampuero Ruiz, NewBooks.Asia *
Wasserstrom is a sure-footed guide through the thickets of China's history and the turbo-driven landscape of its current affairs. Indispensable reading. * Andrew Ross, author of Fast Boat to China: Lessons from Shanghai *
Readers who know a fair bit about China already will be left better informed, looking at what they already knew in another light. Readers new to the subject couldn't start in a better place. * Urbanatomy.com *
Wasserstrom, a preeminent scholar of Chinese history, here provides a useful resource for those who want a greater understanding of the how and why of China's emergence as a global power. * Library Journal *
Praise for the first edition: "Wasserstrom has accomplished a remarkable feat: melding the insights from deep scholarly immersion in history with an up-to-the-minute grasp on contemporary developments in China and beyond. Written in a crisp prose,...questions big and small, alarmingly complex and deceptively simple * from who Confucius was to how the Communists defeated the Nationalists and whether China was bent on world dominationare answered with aplomb and precision.... I for one am grateful to have this little book in hand when I greet the next round of fresh-faced undergraduates coming to my classes wishing to know something about 'China.'Haiyan Lee, Stanford University *
Wasserstrom is a sure-footed guide through the thickets of China's history and the turbo-driven landscape of its current affairs. Indispensable reading. * Andrew Ross, author of Fast Boat to China: Lessons from Shanghai *
Readers who know a fair bit about China already will be left better informed, looking at what they already knew in another light. Readers new to the subject couldn't start in a better place. * Urbanatomy.com *
Wasserstrom, a preeminent scholar of Chinese history, here provides a useful resource for those who want a greater understanding of the how and why of China's emergence as a global power. * Library Journal *
Praise for the first edition: "Wasserstrom has accomplished a remarkable feat: melding the insights from deep scholarly immersion in history with an up-to-the-minute grasp on contemporary developments in China and beyond. Written in a crisp prose,...questions big and small, alarmingly complex and deceptively simple * from who Confucius was to how the Communists defeated the Nationalists and whether China was bent on world dominationare answered with aplomb and precision.... I for one am grateful to have this little book in hand when I greet the next round of fresh-faced undergraduates coming to my classes wishing to know something about 'China.'Haiyan Lee, Stanford University *
Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom is a Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine. His previous books include Global Shanghai, China's Brave New World, and Twentieth-Century China. Maura Elizabeth Cunningham is an Associate at the University of Michigan's Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies. She has written on modern Chinese history for the Wall Street Journal and the LA Review of Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190659080 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190659084 |
| Title | China in the 21st Century |
| Author | Jeffrey N Wasserstrom |
| Series | What Everyone Needs To Know |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2018-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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