An Economist Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year"A book that has long cried out to be written." — Observer (UK), Books of the Year In 1937, two years before Hitler invaded Poland, Chinese troops clashed w...

China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It seems to be a country of contradictions: a pe...