{"product_id":"9781760641122","title":"The Shortest History of China","description":"Author: Jaivin, Linda\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760641122\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Inc\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 May 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina's past is key to the modern world. This nimble history of rogues, revolutions and rebellions can be read in a day, but will transform your view for a lifetime.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics and philosophy across the world for thousands of years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChinese history is sprawling and gloriously messy. It is full of heroes who are also villains, prosperous ages and violent rebellions, cultural vibrancy and censorious impulses, rebels, loyalists, dissidents and wits. The story of women in China, from the earliest warriors to twentieth-century suffragettes, is rarely told. And historical spectres of corruption and disunity, which have brought down many a mighty ruling house, continue to haunt the People's Republic today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern China is seen variously as an economic powerhouse, an icon of urbanisation, a propaganda state or an aggressive superpower seeking world domination. Linda Jaivin distils a vast history into a short, readable account that tells you what you need to know, from China's philosophical origins to its political system, to the COVID-19 pandemic and where the PRC is likely to lead the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An electrifying and erudite ride through Chinese history - Linda Jaivin has written an illuminating history book that is also a real page-turner.' -\u003cb\u003eAlice Pung, author of \u003ci\u003eUnpolished Gem\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHer Father's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Read this in a fever-fuelled blitz, look up and I promise you China - and indeed, the world - will make more sense.' -\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Law, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Law\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGaysia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'War, revolution, rise and fall, emperors, tyrants: China is more than a nation and bigger than a myth. It demands a great storyteller, and in Linda Jaivin, it has one.' \u003cb\u003e-Stan Grant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. Origins: An Egg Hatches and a Civilisation Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2. The Zhou: From Ideal Rule to Warring States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e3. The Qin: Unification, Tyranny and All Under Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e4. The Han: Intrigue, Innovation and a Brief Interregnum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e5. The Great Disunity: Three Kingdoms, Two Women Warriors, Seven Sages and a Five-Mineral Powder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e6. The Tang: From Golden Age to Everlasting Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e7. The Song: Proto-Socialists, Neo-Confucians and Urban Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e8. The Mongol Yuan: From 'Glorious Slaughter' to the Splendid City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e9. The Ming: Splendour and Decay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e10. The Manchu Qing: The Rocky Road to Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e11. The Republic: High Hopes and Vicious Betrayals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e12. Japanese Invasion and Civil War: The Republic Disintegrates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e13. The Mao Years: Continuous Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e14. The Reform Era: Prosperity and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e15. The New Era of Xi Jinping: Rise of the Wolf Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48191495864478,"sku":"UBD-9781760641122","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781760641122.jpg?v=1787658351","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781760641122","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}