Richard McGregor Bücher

By reconstructing the biographies of religious objects (relics, banners, public texts, coverings for the Ka'ba), this study recovers the premodern visual culture of Islamic Egypt and Syria. It follows the shifting meanings attached to objects of devotion, exploring the indeterminacy that seems to haunt them.

The book offers a collection of easy Sudoku puzzles designed to engage and challenge the mind. It traces the origins of number puzzles back to 19th-century France, highlighting the evolution of Sudoku from earlier number games. This engaging resource is perfect for both beginners and those looking to sharpen their skills, making it an ideal choice for puzzle enthusiasts.

'Superb . . . an essential, riveting guide to how the rising power really works' Jonathan Fenby 'Marvellous . . . should be read by anyone doing business with or just trying to understand China' Bill Emmott China's Communist Party is the largest, most powerful political machine in the world. Here, for the first time, Richard McGregor delves deeply into its inner sanctum, revealing how this secretive cabal keeps control of every aspect of the country - its military and media, legal system and businesses, even its religious organizations. How has the Party merged Marx, Mao and the market to create a global superpower? And what does this mean for the world? 'A book that is as informative as it is entertaining . . . China has been transformed. The system that takes the credit is brilliantly described by McGregor' Chris Patten, Financial Times 'With details never published before . . . this book has come at the right moment' Michael Sheridan, Sunday Times 'McGregor has done the world a service with his fascinating new book' Peter Hartcher, Sydney Morning Herald 'A lively and penetrating account of a party that . . . has clung to secrecy as an inviolable principle' Andrew Higgins, Washington Post 'If you read only one book about China this year, it should be this one. And if you do not read this book, you probably do not understand China today' Arthur Kroeber, China Economic Quarterly

A shrewd and knowing book Robert D. Kaplan Wall Street Journal

Xi Jinping has transformed China at home and abroad with a speed and aggression that few foresaw when he came to power in 2012. Finally, he is meeting resistance, both at home among disgruntled officials and disillusioned technocrats, and abroad from an emerging coalition of Western nations that seem determined to resist China’s geopolitical and high-tech expansion. With the United States and China at loggerheads, Richard McGregor outlines how the world came to be split in two.

Chińska Partia Komunistyczna to największa i dysponująca największą władzą machina polityczna na świecie. Richard McGregor jako pierwszy zapuszcza się w jej wewnętrzne labirynty i ukazuje, w jaki sposób tej tajemniczej klice udaje się kontrolować każdy aspekt życia kraju – wojsko i media, system prawa i przedsiębiorstwa, a nawet organizacje religijne. Jak, łącząc Marksa, Mao i rynek, partia stworzyła globalne supermocarstwo? I co to oznacza dla świata? Świetne! Lektura obowiązkowa dla każdego, kto robi interesy z Chinami albo po prostu próbuje zrozumieć ten kraj. (Bill Emmont) Niewielu ludzi z zewnątrz ma realistyczny obraz wewnętrznych mechanizmów, motywacji, rywalizacji i obaw komunistycznych przywódców Chin. Wszyscy jednak wiemy znacznie więcej dzięki pouczającemu i wielowymiarowemu spojrzeniu Richarda McGregora na ludzi, którzy kierują chińską machiną polityczną nieocenione dla każdego, kto pragnie zrozumieć chińskie plany na przyszłość i wybory, jakich dokonuje ten kraj. (The Atlantic) Porywające … McGregor ożywia postaci będące symbolami chińskiej potęgi i bogactwa, postaci, które stworzyły panoramę Szanghaju i przebudowały Pekin przed olimpiadą. Co najważniejsze, daje nam pojęcie o dynamice, jaka leży u podstaw rozwoju Chin. (Irish Times)