A comprehensive, yet entertaining look at China's history through a modern lens. For millennia, China was the largest and richest nation on earth. Two centuries

Presents an account of Chinese history, from prehistoric times through the post-Revolution era.

The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the West.

A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.

"‘A fascinating, enormously dynamic portrait of a superpower. Essential reading’ JULIA LOVELL ‘A fast-paced and witty survey of China’s past ... Iconocl