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Pocket Essentials: A Short History of China

From Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse

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An absorbing introduction to more than 4000 years of Chinese history, telling the stories of the tyrants, despots, femmes fatales, artists, warriors and philosophers who have shaped this fascinating and complex nation. It describes the amazing technological advances that her scientists and inventors made many hundreds of years before similar discoveries in Europe. It also investigates the Chinese view of the world and examines the movements, aspirations and philosophies that moulded it and, in so doing, created the Chinese nation.

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Pocket Essentials: A Short History of China, Gordon Kerr

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2013
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Title
Pocket Essentials: A Short History of China
Subtitle
From Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse
Language
English
Released
2013
Format
Paperback
Pages
160
ISBN10
1842439685
ISBN13
9781842439685
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An absorbing introduction to more than 4000 years of Chinese history, telling the stories of the tyrants, despots, femmes fatales, artists, warriors and philosophers who have shaped this fascinating and complex nation. It describes the amazing technological advances that her scientists and inventors made many hundreds of years before similar discoveries in Europe. It also investigates the Chinese view of the world and examines the movements, aspirations and philosophies that moulded it and, in so doing, created the Chinese nation.