On sale from March 2019.
Volume 9 of the In Brief series of Books for Busy People tells of China's long and turbulent past, starting with the Yellow Emperor and the origins of the Great Wall and ending in the present day where she stands as the world's second largest economy by GDP, with the world's greatest purchasing power.
Covering an enormous expanse of history in an easily digestible format, A History of China brings us a story of famine and flood, invasion and occupation, revolution and renewal, world war and civil war.
Charting the major dynasties including the Han, Tang and Ming, the rule of the Mongol Yuan and the Manchu Qing, as well as the arrival of Buddhism and eventually Communism, A History of China offers a detailed summary of one country's epic journey, from her emergence as one of the world's earliest civilisations through to her rise as a gloabl superpower. A History of China by Anne Davison is available from Amazon in both paperback and ebook formats.
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