Physical Description
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xix, 560 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
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Includes general index
Book Information
John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date and provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.