Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tiger Head, Snake Tails Tiger Head, Snake Tails Jonathan Fenby There have been a plethora of books on China in recent years. Authors have forecast the coming collapse of the People's Republic or looked to the day when it will rule the world. So why another book … OL16794107W
Tiger Head, Snake Tails Tiger Head, Snake Tails Jonathan Fenby There have been a plethora of books on China in recent years. Authors have forecast the coming collapse of the People's Republic or looked to the day when it will rule the world. So why another book … OL16797342W
Dealing With the Dragon Dealing With the Dragon Jonathan Fenby "Dealing with the Dragon presents a fact-filled but always entertaining account - week-by-week, often day-by-day - of Hong Kong in the last year of the millenium, focusing on the crucial political, l… OL1997437W
Tiger Head, Snake Tails Tiger Head, Snake Tails Jonathan Fenby Using a viewpoint that sees the country from the inside out, Jonathan Fenby links together myriad features of today's China to arrive at a coherent picture of its nature and depict its future, both i… OL21031242W
France on the brink France on the brink Jonathan Fenby "France today remains in crisis. High unemployment, an archaic economic system, a self-selecting governing class unable to handle serious problems, and a debilitating nostalgia for things past have c… OL23183976W
The history of modern France The history of modern France Jonathan Fenby With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby pro… OL23435728W
Alliance Alliance Jonathan Fenby This text provides a history of the key Allied conferences of the Second World War. It also explains how the political ménage à trois between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill was created and managed, … OL26369488W