"Chronicles reforms, revolutions, and wars through the lens of institutions, often rebutting Western impressions...
Kirby, coauthor of Can C.
And] warns against thinking of China\'s economic success as proof of a unique path without contextualizing it in historical specifics." -- New Yorker "This thoughtful, probing interpretation is a worthy successor to the famous histories of Fairbank and Spence and will be read by all students and scholars of modern China." --William C. "Chronicles reforms, revolutions, and wars through the lens of institutions, often rebutting Western impressions..