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I am sure that China has all three dimensions -- China has the past, has the present and china has the future. Millions people, including Chinese themselves want to understand China and Chinese and I believe that many of them bought or will buy this influential Martin Jacques' book, because it offers views on China.
Mr. Jacques began with the history, then continues with the present and finally he hinted the future. The book described important parts of Chinese history, such as connection with Japan, dealt with first connections between West and East, paid attention to Chinese ethics, including implicit one, and last but not least mentioned politics. I can underline that China is turbulent country, it means that some facts are becoming obsolete... so readers ought to accept this information (actually it is the 2nd edition, the 1st edition was published in 2009. But now--in March 2015--also this the 2nd "greatly expanded and fully updated" edition is now partially out of date).
Of course, some information can be doubtful/questionable because of obsolescence, or point of view, or because of presumption (I should mention that M. Jacques--born in 1945--was editor of the Communist Party Great Britain's Journal "Marxism Today" from 1977 until its closure in 1991).
Well, we never forget that it is only one view from several possible views. On the other hand I declare that this book could be very useful for sinologists, ethics, admirers of East and politics as well. Martin Jacques' "When China Rules the World" offers eloquent mosaic(s) of China.
- Paperback: 848 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books; 2nd ed. edition (August 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0143118005
- ISBN-13: 978-0143118008
- Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 5.5 x 8.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Customer Reviews: 136 customer reviews
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#188,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #373 in Asian Politics
- #328 in National & International Security (Books)
- #327 in Chinese History (Books)
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