{"product_id":"the-penguin-history-of-modern-china-9780141988450","title":"The Penguin History of Modern China","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1850, China was the ''sick man of Asia''. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim of oppression, war and famine. This makes its current position as arguably the most important global superpower all the more extraordinary. Jonathan Fenby''s comprehensive account is the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''His book is a miracle of thoroughness, truthfulness and readability - the perfect primer for a time when China is about to enter all our lives'' \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Jonathan Fenby''s ... illuminating book [is] the first major history that looks at the country with the eyes of the 21st century rather than the 20th'' Rana Mitter, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Reads like a novel and is never less than thoughtful and compassionate for the fate of a much-abused people ... [Fenby has] a journalis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis book is a miracle of thoroughness, truthfulness and readability - the perfect primer for a time when China is about to enter all our lives * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Fenby's ... illuminating book [is] the first major history that looks at the country with the eyes of the 21st century rather than the 20th -- Rana Mitter * FT *\u003cbr\u003e[It] reads like a novel and is never less than thoughtful and compassionate for the fate of a much-abused people ... [Fenby has] a journalist's eye for telling detail * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eTaut, anecdote-studded ... a great introduction for a general audience, with vivid scene setting and character sketches -- Michel Sheridan * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFor an accessible, authoritative, fair and comprehensive and well written account, this would be hard to better * BBC History *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful history of modern China and a cracking good read -- Chris Patten\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732509077847,"sku":"9780141988450","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141988450.jpg?v=1719997195","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-penguin-history-of-modern-china-9780141988450","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}