Making China Modern

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Making China Modern

Author	: Klaus Mühlhahn
File Size	: 55,8 Mb
Publisher	: Belknap Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 14 January 2019
ISBN	: 9780674737358
Pages	: 737 pages

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Making China Modern by Klaus Mühlhahn Book PDF Summary

Klaus Mühlhahn situates modern China in the nation's long, dynamic tradition of overcoming adversity and weakness through creative adaptation--a legacy of crisis and recovery that is apparent today in China's triumphs but also in its most worrisome trends. Mühlhahn's panoramic survey rewrites the history of modern China for a new generation.

Making China Modern by Klaus Mühlhahn

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Making China Modern by Klaus Mühlhahn

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