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This Is China: The First 5,000 Years

by · 2010

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This Is China contains, in brief, everything we need to know about 5,000 years of history, 30 years of “opening,” and a future that promises to shape the 21st century for all of us.

Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ChinaChinaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 134 pages

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