China(English, Paperback, Fairbank John King)

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China(English, Paperback, Fairbank John King) is written by Fairbank John King and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674018281 (ISBN 10) and 9780674018280 (ISBN 13).

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. It remains a masterwork without parallel. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the post-Mao period through the early years of the twenty-first century, including the leadership of Hu Jintao. She also provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.