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The Fall and Rise of China
- Narrated by: Richard Baum
- Length: 24 hrs and 8 mins
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The Fall and Rise of China
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Publisher's Summary
How can we account for China’s momentous - and almost wholly unanticipated - global rise? And what does it mean, for us in the West and for humanity’s future?
Speaking to these vital and fascinating questions, these 48 penetrating lectures by Professor Baum bring to vivid life the human struggles, the titanic political upheavals, and the spectacular speed of China’s modern rebirth. Offering multilevel insight into one of the most astounding real-life dramas of modern history, the lectures weave together the richly diverse developments and sociopolitical currents that created the China you now read about in the headlines.
You’ll get a detailed understanding of all the core events in China’s century of stunning change, including the collapse of the Qing dynasty, the Republican era and civil wars, the "Great Leap Forward", the Cultural Revolution, and the post-Mao economic "miracle". Throughout, Professor Baum reveals highly unusual details that enrich the cinematic sweep of the story. For example, you’ll learn about the Christian warlord who baptized his troops with a fire hose, the strange kidnapping of Chiang K’ai-shek, and Professor Baum’s own smuggling of top-secret documents out of Taiwan.
A core strength of these lectures is that they make sense of the dramatic events of the story by getting deeply at what underlay them, culturally, socially, and historically - leaving you with a nuanced knowledge of the forces moving China’s modern emergence. Bringing alive the passionate reinvention of China with deep discernment and humanity, they portray the confounding, majestic, heart-rending, and visionary story of a modern giant.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- jasper
- 17-09-2020
Objective step by step of china's rise
Other great courses muck around with themes etc, this just gives the facts in and us very engaging. Would have given 5 if it was updates to include last 10 years
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- Anonymous User
- 10-06-2022
very detailed
essential listing if you want to understand the world today especially the Asia pacific
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-2017
Great!
Entertaining and informative lectures. Provides a brief overview of Chinese history with an emphasis on Western relations
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- Miriam Verbeek
- 13-06-2018
Wonderful! I learnt so much!
I really enjoyed this history. It was engagingly told and full of detail that really provided a 'picture' of China's history of the past few decades.
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- Tomas
- 13-10-2018
Excellent Analysis
If you wanted to learn more about the sleeping giant of China that's starting to wake up in our modern world, the audio lectures in this course provide great detail and insight. A little dated in that it doesn't cover anything post 2009, but does cover a lot of ground leading up to that point. Gives particularly good character and political insight into Chairman Mao, the founder of communism in China.
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- Kyle Maloney
- 19-03-2017
我很喜欢 audio book!! highly recommended
I found this audiobook fascinating. The narrator author was very interesting to listen to. What more can I say Full stop by now
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- SS at Amazon
- 12-05-2017
Very good presentation
Very good story. author knows his material. very well presented 200 yrars in 24 hours.
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- Bradley
- 11-09-2015
China Insight
Great insight into the history of China and the world. Provides an interesting story including personal experience in China relations. The presenter is well spoken.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-10-2023
Perfect level of detail for the new enthusiast
Eloquent delivery which to my ears sounds a bit like Tom Hanks. The passion and love of Chinese history is evident throughout. His knowledge of Chinese and numerous uses of the language and cultural translations are insight beyond what can be gleaned from those less gifted. Amazing insight from his own time in China during the 70s and 80s while it was all happening. A joy to race through the whole course ! Thanks
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- Ronald McCoy
- 20-01-2019
Accessible overview of modern Chinese history
Richard Baum. presents his personal viewpoint of modern Chinese history in an accessible and gripping overview of the often turbulent times of this amazing country that has risen from an oppressed state to a modern superpower. Peppered with his own personal, eyewitness accounts, this history provides a firm framework and is a perfect first jumping point for people wanting to learn about the history of China. In easily digestible times, Professor Baum takes the listener on an epic journey from colonial influences, through revolutions and the march to modern China. Note, that the history finishes just after the Beijing Olympics, and much has happened in China since, that time. However, modern events are now much more comprehensible to me after completing this enthralling overview of this great nation.
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