The horse that leaps through clouds : a tale of espionage, the Silk Road, and the rise of modern China
Recreating the journey of Carl Mannerheim, a Finnish envoy sent by the last Russian tsar to study China in 1906, the author presents insights into modern China and examines the tensions between the Communist government's need for control and the Western ideals of democracy and personal freedom
Print Book, English, ©2011
Counterpoint Press, Berkeley, CA, ©2011