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On the eve of the close encounter with the West, China’s distinctive political trajectory (still dominated by its symbiotic relationship with Inner Asia) propelled it not towards an all-powerful oriental despotism (imagined by Europeans) – which might have permitted drastic change in the face of external challenge – but instead still further
... See moreJohn Darwin • After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000

