The Resource The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream, Michael Wood
The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream, Michael Wood
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The item The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream, Michael Wood represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
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- Summary
- Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest civilization and longest lasting state, to tell a thrilling story of intense drama, fabulous creativity, and deep humanity that stretches back thousands of years. After a century and a half of foreign invasion, civil war, and revolution, China has once again returned to center stage as a global superpower and the world's second largest economy. But how did it become so dominant? Wood argues that in order to comprehend the great significance of China today, we must begin with its history. The Story of China takes a fresh look at the Middle Kingdom in the light of the recent massive changes inside the country
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 608 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250202574
- Label
- The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream
- Title
- The story of China
- Title remainder
- the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Wood
- Subject
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- trueChina -- Foreign relations
- trueChina -- History
- trueChina -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
- trueChina -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- trueChina -- Economic conditions
- trueChina -- Social conditions -- 2000-
- trueChina -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- trueHistory
- trueChina -- Civilization
- trueChina -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest civilization and longest lasting state, to tell a thrilling story of intense drama, fabulous creativity, and deep humanity that stretches back thousands of years. After a century and a half of foreign invasion, civil war, and revolution, China has once again returned to center stage as a global superpower and the world's second largest economy. But how did it become so dominant? Wood argues that in order to comprehend the great significance of China today, we must begin with its history. The Story of China takes a fresh look at the Middle Kingdom in the light of the recent massive changes inside the country
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
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- 10929849
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wood, Michael
- Dewey number
- 951
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- China
- China
- China
- China
- China
- China
- China
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream
- Label
- The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream, Michael Wood
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-597) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
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- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 608 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250202574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)on1112275435
- 3379019
- Label
- The story of China : the epic history of a world power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China dream, Michael Wood
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-597) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 608 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250202574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)on1112275435
- 3379019
Subject
- trueChina -- Foreign relations
- trueChina -- History
- trueChina -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
- trueChina -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- trueChina -- Economic conditions
- trueChina -- Social conditions -- 2000-
- trueChina -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- trueHistory
- trueChina -- Civilization
- trueChina -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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