China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its
approximate current borders with the Ascendancy of the Yuan dynasty in
the 13th century, and despite the passing of one Imperial dynasty to
the next, it has maintained them for the eight centuries since. Even
the European colonial powers at the height of their power could not
move past coastal enclaves. Thus, China remained China through the
Ming, the Qing, the Republic, the Occupation, and Communism.
But, despite the desires of some of the most powerful people in the
Great State through the ages, China has never been alone in the world.
It has had to contend with invaders from the steppe and the challenges
posed by foreign traders and imperialists. Indeed, its rulers for the
majority of the last eight centuries have not been Chinese.
Timothy Brook examines China's relationship with the world from the
Yuan through to the present by following the stories of ordinary and
extraordinary people navigating the spaces where China met and meets
the world. Bureaucrats, horse traders, spiritual leaders, explorers,
pirates, emperors, invaders, migrant workers, traitors, and
visionaries: this is a history of China as no one has told it before.
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ISBN
9781782833475
Publisert
2019
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Profile Books
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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