The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Walsh (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 893 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh narrates 146 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 608 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Asia shelf
85 Asia audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
- Roberts Ridge: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
- The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
- Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Walsh, released October 16, 2025, on the Asia shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Walsh
- Released
- October 16, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Asia
- ISBN
- 9798318253119
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today as an audiobook?
The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today?
The Making of Modern China: The History of the World’s Most Populous Country from the Qing Dynasty to Today is narrated by Jim Walsh.