- Published: 6 September 2012
- ISBN: 9781446485101
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 528
Restless Empire
China and the World Since 1750
Formats & editions
- Published: 6 September 2012
- ISBN: 9781446485101
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 528
Written by one of the most distinguished scholars on China, this book brings clarity and insight into complex historical issues
Jung Chang
Thorough, fast-moving, and consistently clear. Restless Empire gives an excellent introduction to the vagaries of China’s foreign relations over the last 250 years
Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China
An authoritative and lucid history of China’s foreign relations from the peak of the Qing dynasty in the eighteenth century to the present day. Anyone seeking to understand the role China may play in our future world should start with this book
Stephen R. Platt, author of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
An essential guide to modern China’s often violent encounter with the rest of the world
Frank Dikotter, author of 'Mao’s Great Famine'