China in the 20th Century: From Rice Fields to the Atomic Bomb
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China in the 20th Century: From Rice Fields to the Atomic Bomb
14.99 €
The People's Republic of China is increasingly asserting its claim to global leadership in the modern world. China has long been perceived not only as the most populous country on the planet, but also as an industrial superpower, a true "factory of humanity."
Technological breakthroughs, space rockets, high-speed trains, and soaring megacities—this is what China looks like in the first quarter of the 21st century. Against this backdrop, it's hard to believe that a century ago, China was a poor, dependent semi-colony, teetering on the brink of collapse and ultimate disintegration.
Why did the Qing Empire experience a revolution? How did China survive an era of constantly warring military cliques? What did the Japanese intervention and World War II cost the Chinese people? And how, despite all the challenges, did China manage to embark on the road to greatness? This book by leading contemporary historian Alex Kaplan answers these and many other questions. Here is the complete history of China in the 20th century – from rice fields to the atomic bomb.
Technological breakthroughs, space rockets, high-speed trains, and soaring megacities—this is what China looks like in the first quarter of the 21st century. Against this backdrop, it's hard to believe that a century ago, China was a poor, dependent semi-colony, teetering on the brink of collapse and ultimate disintegration.
Why did the Qing Empire experience a revolution? How did China survive an era of constantly warring military cliques? What did the Japanese intervention and World War II cost the Chinese people? And how, despite all the challenges, did China manage to embark on the road to greatness? This book by leading contemporary historian Alex Kaplan answers these and many other questions. Here is the complete history of China in the 20th century – from rice fields to the atomic bomb.
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