This is not an illustrated edition. Unless one calls a book with 250 pages of text and 14 pictures an illustrated edition. The strengths of…
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Tag: Ancient Chinese History
A short history – Decisive Battles in Chinese History
This book is the only book in the English language that discusses the decisive battles fought on Chinese soil from the Warring States Period to…
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Omens and the Ming emperor – Tale of Two Melons: Emperor and Subject in Ming China
This 141-page book is an evocative book about the relationship between the Ming emperor and his subjects, the ambiguity of omens and the long memory…
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A history – Ancient Sichuan and the Unification of China
Sichuan or Szechwan as it is known under the Wades – Giles system means ” four streams” This term for the province was not used…
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Provocative – When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
This excellent book published in 2009 and updated in 2012 argues that a modernising and modernised China will retain her essential Chineseness. Jacques contends that…
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A myth – Dragon Lady: The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China
As of May 2009, this is still the latest substantial biography on the Empress Dowager. Sterling Seagrave in this very thoroughly researched biography of the…
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Pre-World War 2 – Empire Made Me: An Englishman Adrift in Shanghai
This is the story of Richard Maurice Tinkler an ordinary Englishman who after fighting for his country in World war one found that his country…
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A gripping story – The Qing Empire and the Opium War: The Collapse of the Heavenly Dynasty
Mao has written an interesting book based on Chinese and Japanese sources, but it does not deserve 5 stars { not the fault of Mao}…
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A wonderful tale – The Odyssey of China’s Imperial Art Treasures
This 147 page book is a mere introduction, but to my knowledge the only book in English that tells the story of how the Qing…
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A gem – Making China Modern: From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping
The strength of this 717-page book is that it presents the latest scholarship on the history of modern China. Klaus has reviewed the latest books…
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