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Crucible: Twelve Months that Changed the World Forever by Fenby Jonathan
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
The Times Book of the Year BBC History Magazine Book of the Year Daily Telegraph Book of the Year BOOK OF THE WEEK - The Times 'The strength of this book lies in the cold realities it delivers. "The thirteen months of 1947-48," writes Fenby, "provide trenchant examples of how realpolitik can serve a wi ...Show more
Dragon Throne: China's Emperors from the Qin to the Manchu by Jonathan Fenby
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
They were the most powerful rulers on earth. The mighty Qin Shi Huangdu (r. 221-210 BC), who began the construction of the Great Wall. The long-lived Han emperor Wudi (r. 141-87 BC), who developed China as a centralized Confucian state. The soldier-scholar Yongle (r. 1402-24 AD), who raised the Ming dyn ...Show more
The Great Empires of Asia by Jim Masselos; Jonathan Fenby
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
Asian empires led the world economically, scientifically and culturally for hundreds of years, and posed a constant challenge to the countries of Europe. How and why did those empires gain such power, and lose it? What legacies did they leave? This major book brings together a team of distinguished his ...Show more
The Great Wonders of China by Jonathan Fenby
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
China is the oldest continuous civilization on earth and holds a unique global place in the twenty-first century. The Great Wonders of China's wide focus shows what makes China such a special country, with topics stretching from the natural wonders, including mountains and rivers, to the Silk Road; the ...Show more
The History of Modern France: From The Revolution to the Present Day by Jonathan Fenby
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary se ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power 1850 - 2009 by Jonathan Fenby
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
In 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 to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This m ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present by Jonathan Fenby
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
In 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 m ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present by Jonathan Fenby
$26.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
In 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 Chinashows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This make ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern China : The fall and rise of a great power 1850-2008 by Jonathan Fenby
$69.95 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
In the second half of the 19th century, China appeared as the sick man of Asia, rocked by recurrent revolts and huge natural disasters, ruled by an anachronistic imperial system and humiliated by foreign invasions. Karl Marx saw it as bound to disintegrate, like 'any mummy carefully preserved in a herme ...Show more
The Siege of Tsingtao by Fenby Jonathan
$12.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Orange Classics
Will China Dominate the 21st Century? by Jonathan Fenby
$20.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
China's spectacular growth has led to visions of the 21st century being dominated by the last major state on earth ruled by a Communist Party, its forward march seemingly unstoppable when contrasted with the West and Japan. In this book, Jonathan Fenby, a leading expert on the People's Republic, makes p ...Show more
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