A comprehensive, yet entertaining look at China's history through a modern lens. For millennia, China was the largest and richest nation on earth. Two centuries

Presents an account of Chinese history, from prehistoric times through the post-Revolution era.

The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the West.

"‘A fascinating, enormously dynamic portrait of a superpower. Essential reading’ JULIA LOVELL ‘A fast-paced and witty survey of China’s past ... Iconocl

A single volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its significance today. Michael Wood has travelled the length and b