Istoria Chinei moderne

Jonathan Fenby charts China’s fall and rise from 1850 on. He shows how a weak China grew into a world leader. This wide-ranging history gives general readers a clear account. Fenby looks past the state’s claims to shape public views. He draws on his close news work.

Fenby is a British writer, journalist and analyst. He was born in 1942. He edited The Observer and South China Morning Post. He worked at Reuters World Service too. He held top posts at The Economist. He did so at The Independent and The Guardian too. He later led Trusted Sources and its China research. He holds a CBE and two French knighthoods. These are the Legion of Honour and National Order of Merit. The Economist chose this as a 2008 book of the year. Financial Times gave it the same honour that year.

Mugur Zlotea made the translation for this edition. The cover photo shows a boy greeting troops. They head toward Tian’anmen Square. The photo dates from hours before the 1989 massacre.