books.google.co.uk - For the Chinese, the 2008 Beijing Olympics were far more than a sports event. They were part of an ongoing effort to restore China's past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history's humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 15001800 period before China's decline, when the country...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Great_Encounter_of_China_and_the_Wes.html?id=9x3vE0UMPkMC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Great Encounter of China and the West, 15001800
