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Reviews:
Hindustan Times: A visual feast
Taipei Times: Life next to a rising superpower
South China Morning Post: China border regions brought to life in stunning photographs
Cultural Politics: the book’s images... capture the dialectical tensions of Chinese history
The Globe And Mail: the country’s border regions are examined in a rich collection of essays and photographs
Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Wer China verstehen will, sollte auch seine Nachbarn kennen
Scharf Links: Hier wird die Sicht der vielen Zivilisationen und Formationen, die Chinas Grenzen säumen und sich deren Imperialismus widersetzen, erzählt und durch Bilder hochwertig transportiert
中央通訊社：一帶一路有陰影 沿線居民普遍對中無好感
世界日報：莊新眉、孟牧軒新書談中國崛起
A book that is as enthralling as it is important. -- Niall Ferguson
Highly informative yet creative, aesthetically pleasing and most importantly, fascinating to read. -- Taipei Times
A very timely and interesting book. -- Lord Chris Patten
China border regions brought to life in stunning photographs. -- South China Morning Post
A marvelous...thoughtful and knowledgeable combination of history and personal observations. -- Warren Cohen
Will Europa bestehen, muss es mehr über China wissen. Da kommt [dieses] Buch wie gerufen. -- NZZ
China at its Limits: An Empire's Rise Beyond its Borders
There are seemingly no limits to China’s rise as a superpower. But the empire’s ambitions are being tested along its borders, where ruins of mysterious splendor and phantoms of ongoing tensions are overshadowed by the grandeur of China’s ascent. Highways are being built over forgotten battlefields and derelict shrines to link the country with the world. In this unusual volume, the destinies and landscapes shaped by an empire’s upheavals are portrayed intimately. Evocative photographs reveal the sentiments and sensibilities of China’s periphery, where a new world order is bourgeoning.
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