Folio Society Published Works Number 3472
Keay, John - China - A History
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Keay, John - China - A History (Published in by The Folio Society in 2021. Covering 3,000 years, John Keay's China: A History chronicles one of the world's great civilisations, from Confucius to Mao, in an exclusively updated Folio Society edition with lavish colour illustrations and a new introduction by the author. Bound in three-quarter blocked cloth with a cloth front board printed and blocked with a design by Florian Schommer. Set in Warnock Pro with Quadraat Pro as display. 688 pages in total. Volume one: 44 pages of colour plates. Volume two: 48 pages of colour plates. 27 integrated maps and various tables across both volumes. Printed endpapers with a design by Florian Schommer. Blocked slipcase with a design by Florian Schommer. 10" x 6.75". Spanning 3,000 years, from Confucius to Mao and beyond, John Keay's China: A History is an astonishing feat of historical writing. While most accounts concentrate on recent history, Keay believes the ancient past holds the key to interpreting the world's largest and least understood nation. Authoritative and immensely readable, his narrative sweeps from China's mythical origins, through the rise and fall of great empires and forgotten dynasties to the political turmoil and economic miracle of the 20th century. Published in two volumes, the book is sumptuously illustrated with more than 80 colour images, including ancient mummies from Tarim, the Terracotta warriors, bronze and porcelain artefacts, imperial portraits, painted silk landscapes and documentary photographs. Keay has revised and updated his text for the Folio Society, adding a new introduction that encompasses China's response to the Covid pandemic. Beautifully bound, with striking motifs of serpentine Chinese dragons on the covers and slipcase, this is a fine edition of a book that will engage the general reader and seasoned Sinophile alike. )
