Using Zhou En Lai’s life from 1898 to 1976 as a trajectory I will expound on seminal events in China’s history. The May Fourth Movement…
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Month: May 2024
Zhou Enlai
There are 5 substantial biographies on Zhou Enlai in the English language. A Political Life was published in 2006 by the Chinese University of Hong…
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From Heaven Lake to Tang Poets
Vikram Seth is an Indian writer born in Calcutta. He studied at Nanjing University from 1980 to 1982. His book From Heaven Lake is a…
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The Reid Commission’s Legacy – Part 1
All three books here were bought in Gerakbudaya Jalan Bukit PJ on 9 May 2024. This is a good bookstore concentrating on Malayan and Malaysian…
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Journeys to the East: Robert Bickers’ Insight into British China
These 2 books by Robert Bickers explore the presence of the British in China. Britain in China narrates the British presence from 1900 to 1949.…
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