At the Edge of Empire

'A brilliant personal account of China's borderlands and peoples-Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Mongols, Tibetans ... full of insight and compassion' - Francis Fukuyama 'Finely crafted ... At the Edge of Empire is valuable both on a political and personal level, and opens up the complexities of Chinese politics and Chinese life in a way that general readers will find fascinating ... deeply satisfying' - John Simpson 'Arresting ... a family history that exposes China's authoritarian regime and an era of repression' - Financial Times 'Astonishing ... A humane, moving story against a massive canvas of China's rise to power' - Rana Mitter, author 'Utterly gripping and original ... an unforgettable account of the country's recent past and present' - Julia Lovell, Professor of Modern China at Birkbeck College, University of London and author