in over the next 20-30 years. Scholars and researchers interested in China's long term economic development will … keeping pace with China's rapid development …

As a country's current development is path dependent, the rise of China and its strategic implications can only be … understood in a historical context. Hence, the key to understanding contemporary China is the understanding of its past. So far … History of Modern China fills this important gap, focusing on modern Chinese economic growth and comprehensively surveying the …

European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised … -- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6 …

on China. The book is divided into two parts. The first is mainly theoretical and general in nature, identifying the …