Paul S. Ropp, research professor of history at Clark University, recently published “China in World History” (Oxford University Press 2010). The book is a compact history of Chinese political, economic, and cultural life, ranging from the origins of civilization in China to the beginning of the 21st century.
“China has experienced 300 years of social change in the span of one generation,” said Ropp. “I try to summarize all of Chinese history, with special attention to China’s relations with the outside world, in 155 pages.”
