{"product_id":"superpower-interrupted-the-chinese-history-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Schuman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis global history as the Chinese would write it gives brilliant and unconventional insights for understanding China's role in the world, especially the drive to \"Make China Great Again.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe in the West routinely ask: \"What does China want?\" The answer is quite simple: the superpower status it always had, but briefly lost. \u003cbr\u003eIn this colorful, informative story filled with fascinating characters, epic battles, influential thinkers, and decisive moments, we come to understand how the Chinese view their own history and how its narrative is distinctly different from that of Western civilization. More important, we come to see how this unique Chinese history of the world shapes China's economic policy, attitude toward the United States and the rest of the world, relations with its neighbors, positions on democracy and human rights, and notions of good government.\u003cbr\u003eAs the Chinese see it, for as far back as anyone can remember, China had the richest economy, the strongest military, and the most advanced philosophy, culture, and technology. The collision with the West knocked China's historical narrative off course for the first time, as its 5,000-year reign as an unrivaled superpower came to an ignominious end. \u003cbr\u003eEver since, the Chinese have licked their wounds and fixated on returning their country to its former greatness, restoring the Chinese version of its place in the world as they had always known it. For the Chinese, the question was never if they could reclaim their former dominant position in the world, but when.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Schuman\u003c\/b\u003e has been a foreign correspondent in Asia for 23 years, first with \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journa\u003c\/i\u003el and then as \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine's international business correspondent based in Hong Kong and Beijing. He currently writes on a freelance basis for several publications: as a columnist for \u003ci\u003eBloomberg View\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e and features for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768075092256,"sku":"9781541788336","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/561d90195e5166c1ee88c6afea95d368.webp?v=1780324103","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/superpower-interrupted-the-chinese-history-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}