TY - BOOK AU - Jaivin, Linda, TI - The shortest history of China : : from the ancient dynasties to a modern superpower- a retelling for our times SN - 9781615198207 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - The Experiment, KW - China KW - History N2 - "The Shortest History of China charts a path from China’s tribal origins through its storied imperial era and up to the modern Communist Party under Xi Jinping—including the rarely told story of women in China and the specters of corruption and disunity that continue to haunt the People’s Republic today. A master storyteller and exacting historian, Linda Jaivin distills this vast history into a short, riveting account that today’s globally minded readers will find indispensable."-- ER -