China Shakes The World
The Rise of a Hungry Nation
$29.34
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2009
Summary
The new China, a nation that in 25 years has changed beyond all recognition, is becoming an industrial powerhouse for the world. James Kynge shows not only the extraordinary rise of the Chinese economy but what the future holds as China begins to influence the world.
On the eve of the British industrial revolution some 230 years ago, China accounted for one third of the global economy. In 1979, after 30 years of Communism, its economy contributed only two per cent to global GDP. Now i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753826706 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753826704 |
| Author: | James Kynge |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 134mm x 201mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘Balanced and very readable… an excellent book’– CHRIS PATTEN
Should the U.S. worry about China? Most definitely— but, by Kynge’s account, for different reasons from the ones being raised on Capitol Hill.
Kynge’s crisp assessment of the dynamics involved is both authoritative and eye-opening.
About The Author
James Kynge
James Kynge has been a journalist in Asia for 19 years, covering many of the big events that have helped shape the region, including the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. For seven years he was China Bureau Chief of the Financial Times in Beijing. He speaks Mandarin fluently and has won a plethora of journalism awards. He graduated MA (hons) in Chinese and Japanese from Edinburgh University, lives in Beijing and is married with three children.
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