This Is China is almost certainly the shortest introduction to historic and contemporary China. In the revised and updated second edition, China expert Kerry Brown, director of the King's College London, provides insightful answers to today's questions about the world's newest superpower and offers an engaging framework for understanding its meteoric rise.Jonathan Spence, a professor at Yale University and author of many acclaimed books about Chinese history, writes: It is hard to imagine that such a short book can cover such a vast span of time and space. This Is China: The First 5,000 Years will help teachers, students, and general readers alike, as they seek for a preliminary guide to the contexts and complexities of Chinese culture. The book includes Chinese characters and pinyin for many words, making it useful in language teaching. It can be used in curriculum...
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