{"product_id":"beneath-the-red-banner-rsl-design-9798284065396","title":"Beneath the Red Banner: China's Thousand Year March to Power","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeneath the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina's Thousand Year March to Power: \u003ci\u003eChina's Founding Documents, Wars, and the Road to Superpower Status\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the echoes of ancient dynasties to the roar of modern factories, \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e traces the extraordinary journey of China-its empires, revolutions, philosophies, and power struggles-that shaped one of the world's oldest and most influential civilizations.\u003cbr\u003eSpanning more than four thousand years, this sweeping historical epic delves deep into the documents, conflicts, and ideologies that defined China's political soul. Beginning with prehistoric settlements and the mystical origins of the Mandate of Heaven, the book guides readers through the rise and fall of imperial dynasties, the bloodshed of the Opium Wars, the birth of the Republic, the trauma of civil war, the rise of Mao and the Communist Party, and the nation's breathtaking transformation into a global superpower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeneath the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e does more than recount history-it interrogates it. With rich detail and dramatic storytelling, each chapter explores how war, reform, resistance, and ideology created the constitutional and philosophical foundations of the modern Chinese state. The final chapters tackle the most urgent questions of our time: China's strained ties with Taiwan, the economic fallout of Trump-era tariffs, and the uncertain social and geopolitical future under Xi Jinping.\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of political history, military strategy, international relations, and Asian studies, \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e is both a scholarly resource and a gripping narrative. It reveals how deeply China's past is entangled with its present-and why the world must pay attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rsl Design,Roger S. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798284065396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Rsl Design","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801021690111,"sku":"9798284065396","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beneath-the-red-banner-rsl-design-9798284065396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}