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    The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times
    The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times
    The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times
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    The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times

    Written by Linda Jaivin

    Narrated by Nancy Wu

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    About this audiobook

    From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics and philosophy across the world for thousands of years.

    Chinese history is nothing if not messy. Heroes are also villains; prosperity mingles with violence; cultural vibrancy coexists with censorship and repression. Modern China is seen variously as an economic powerhouse, an icon of urbanization, a propaganda state and an aggressive superpower seeking world domination.

    Jaivin distills this vast history into a sparkling narrative, from mythical origins to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's a story in which China's women, from the earliest warriors to 20th-century suffragettes, receive long overdue attention.

    As historical specters of corruption and disunity continue to haunt the People's Republic, Jaivin discusses what may lie ahead-not just for China but for the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateNov 30, 2021
    ISBN9781666138566
    The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times
    Author

    Linda Jaivin

    Linda Jaivin is the author of the international bestseller Eat Me, Rock n Roll Babes from Outer Space, Dead Sexy,and Confessions of an S & M Virgin, and co-editor of New Ghosts, Old Dreams: Chinese Rebel Voices. She lives in Sydney, Australia.

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      Narrator’s voice was like music. Brought the Chinese language to life! So musical.