A Century of Pursuit (The Development of China's Modernization Strategy)

Author: Zhao Jianying, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Standing at the historical height of the turn of the century, this book examines the arduous exploration of several generations of Chinese people towards modernity since the Opium War, and explores the theme of why China declined in the late 18th century and how it achieved rejuvenation in the late 20th century. It is a concise history of the thoughts on modernization in China. This book connects history with the present, demonstrating with rigorous logic, rational thinking, passionate and clear language, a grand perspective, and an accessible yet profound way the spirit of struggle and efforts of the Chinese nation over nearly a century to overcome humiliation and backwardness, pursue independence, liberation, and national prosperity.