V 1850, China bola 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. Za 150 rokov China má zastúpené ako victim of oppression, war and famine. Tieto tvoria jeho aktuálnu pozíciu ako arguably most mimoriadne global superpower all the more extraordinary. Jonathan Fenby's Comprenhensive account je definitívne ovládanie to tejto remarkable transformation.