The third edition of this historical survey includes new materials and a thoroughly rewritten final chapter, bringing the book up to date. With remarkable economy People's China chronologically unpacks the essential story of modern China -- the historical background, the ideologies, the grand economic achievements, and the cruel repression.



The third edition of this historical survey of China includes new materials and a thoroughly rewritten final chapter, bringing the book up to date. The text chronologically unpacks the essential story of modern China from 1949 - the historical background, the ideologies, the grand economic achievements, and the cruel repression.