false 55771976 2308005 178794 0674018281 9780674018280 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172463829m/178794.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172463829s/178794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/178794.China_A_New_History_Second_Enlarged_Edition 3.74 38 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.

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