This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. Essential reading f

Explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. A new chapter for this edition brings the story into the era

A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.

In 14 original essays, this book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present

World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandably left a lon