Like I said, it's not gore, but I do think there are interesting details there. I'll copy-paste some of the more "meaty" bits, leaving out much of the more theoretical stuff. Personally I found the latter quite interesting and enlightening as well, but I realize it might not be everyone's cup of tea.

Starting with the chapters on China, as suggested, but I'll also try to cover the rest of the book.

BTW, is there a way to mark text as indented? The book has quite a number of intended blockquotes.