{"product_id":"restless-empire-9780099569596","title":"Restless Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOdd Arne Westad is one of the world's foremost experts on both the Cold War and contemporary East Asian history, having won the Bancroft Prize, the Michael Harrington Award and the Akira Iriye International History Book Award for his seminal book \u003ci\u003eThe Global Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e.  A Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, he is also co-director of LSE IDEAS, a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by one of the most distinguished scholars on China, this book \u003cb\u003ebrings clarity and insight into complex historical issues\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jung Chang\u003cbr\u003eThorough, fast-moving, and consistently clear. \u003ci\u003eRestless Empire\u003c\/i\u003e gives an excellent introduction to the vagaries of China’s foreign relations over the last 250 years -- Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China\u003cbr\u003eAn authoritative and lucid history of China’s foreign relations from the peak of the Qing dynasty in the eighteenth century to the present day. \u003cb\u003eAnyone seeking to understand the role China may play in our future world should start with this book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stephen R. Platt, author of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom\u003cbr\u003eAn essential guide to modern China’s often violent encounter with the rest of the world -- Frank Dikotter, author of 'Mao’s Great Famine'","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732302344535,"sku":"9780099569596","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099569596.jpg?v=1719996330","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/restless-empire-9780099569596","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}