num_pages: 768
description: In the second half of the 19th century China was a weak state rocked by revolts and huge natural disasters and humiliated by foreign invasions. Now after a tumultuous 20th century China is a global power. This book examines China's history to understand how the country went from also-ran to leading power.
language: English
title: The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850-2008
publisher: Allen Lane