saralynnburnett's review
4.0
Great book about this rising superpower. We should all be learning a Chinese language now!
ekul's review
3.0
This is a good book for those who are new to China affairs, but bad for those who are already familiar with contemporary China. The first half of the book attempts to present contemporary China in the context of its longer history, although the pre-Maoist history is quite weak and (frankly) shoddy. Anyways, the purpose of this book is to introduce newcomers to modern Chinese society, and it does its job.
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