Contemporary China - Gilles Guiheux

With A Population Of Nearly 1.5 Billion And The Worlds Second Largest Economy, China Is A Major Player In The World Today, And Yet Many In The West Know Very Little About Contemporary China. This Book Provides A Clear, Authoritative And Up-to-date History Of China Since 1949, Drawing On Extensive Research To Describe And Explain The Key Developments And To Dispel The Many Myths And Misconceptions Surrounding This Twenty-first-century Superpower. In Contrast To Many Commentators Who Overstate The Novelty Of The Communist Regime, Guiheux Emphasizes Instead Its Complex Political Heritage, Highlighting The Many Continuities It Shares With The Reformers And Revolutionaries Of The Early Twentieth Century.