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    The Great Wonders of China

    Jonathan Fenby

    The magnificent wonders of China, ancient and modern, revealed by an international team of leading scholars.

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    The History of Modern France: From the Revolution to the War with Terror

    Jonathan Fenby

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    The Great Empires of Asia

    Jim Masselos

    A unique survey of seven great Asian empires, powerful forces on the world stage during a thousand years of history and that continue to resonate in regional and global politics…

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    The General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved

    Jonathan Fenby

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    The Siege of Tsingtao: The only battle of the First World War to be fought in East Asia: how it came about and why its aftermath is still relevant today: Penguin Specials

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    In The Siege of Tsingtao, the first of the Penguin China Specials on the First World War, celebrated historian Jonathan Fenby examines the causes of the battle, the ulterior motives…

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    On The Brink: The Trouble With France

    Jonathan Fenby

    Updated to include the events of the 2002 presidential and parliamentary elections, this is an analysis of the state of our nearest neighbour, from politics to food, sport to fashion…

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    Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the China He Lost

    Jonathan Fenby

    The first major English-language biography of one of the key figures of the twentieth century – the man who lost China to the Communists.

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    Crucible: Thirteen Months that Forged Our World

    Jonathan Fenby

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    Crucible: The Year that Forged Our World

    Jonathan Fenby

    One year shaped the world we know today. This is the page-turning story of the pivotal changes which were forged in 1948.

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    Will China Dominate the 21st Century?

    Jonathan Fenby

    China’s spectacular growth and expanding global role have led to visions of the 21st century being dominated by the last major state on earth ruled by a Communist Party. In…

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    Will China Dominate the 21st Century?

    Jonathan Fenby

    China’s spectacular growth and expanding global role have led to visions of the 21st century being dominated by the last major state on earth ruled by a Communist Party. In…

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    The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present, Third Edition

    Jonathan Fenby

    The crucial book for understanding modern China, now updated to include the rule of Xi Jinping

    In 1850, China was the ‘sick man of Asia’. Now it is set to…

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    Chiang Kai Shek: China’s Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost

    Jonathan Fenby

    With a narrative as briskly paced and vividly detailed as an international thriller, this definitive new biography of Chiang Kai-Shek masterfully maps the tumultuous political career of nationalist China’s Generalissimo…

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    The Dragon Throne: China’s Emperors from the Qin to the Manchu

    Jonathan Fenby

    The inside story of the Emperors of China.

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    Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century

    Kerry Brown

    This book offers a thematic discussion of the key issues surrounding the rise of China and what that will mean to people outside China in the years ahead.

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    Bruno Barbey: China 1973 - 2013: From Mao to Modernity

    Bruno Barbey,Jonathan Fenby,Jean Loh

    The author first discovered China when he accompanied President Pompidou of France on an official visit there in 1973. This book comprises a selection of the photographs taken over the…

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    Magnum China

    A panoramic document of China by Magnum’s legendary photographers, spanning the pre-revolutionary years to the country’s rise as a global superpower.

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    World War II: Infographics

    Jean Lopez,Vincent Bernard,Nicolas Aubin,Nicolas Guillerat

    A unique re-interpretation of the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen, using the tools offered by the latest information technology and graphic design.

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    World War II: Infographics

    Jean Lopez,Vincent Bernard,Nicolas Aubin,Nicolas Guillerat

    A revelatory history of World War II, told entirely through visually stunning state-of-the-art infographics. Encompassing the conflict from its roots to aftermath, this book covers more than 60 themes, from…

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