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This hugely important and ground-breaking book — an unprecedented oral history — gives voice to a silent generation and tells the secret history of 20th century China. In 1912, five thousand years of feudal rule ended in China. Warlords, Western businessmen, soldiers, missionaries and... read more

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  1. Xinran (Author)

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  1. asia
  2. china
  3. chinese
  4. history
  5. journalism 
 

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