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A useful analysis — Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World

Julia_M September 21, 2020 1 Comment Ancient Chinese HistoryChinese Historical BiographiesHistory of Discovery & Exploration

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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Excellent and concise – Zhou Enlai

Julia_M March 9, 2020 No Comments Chinese Historical BiographiesHistorical Biographies starting 1901History of China

Readers looking for a concise and yet containing all the essential details of Zhou En Lai will delight in reading this recently published biography. Dillon…

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Average – Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary

Julia_M October 26, 2019 No Comments Chinese Historical BiographiesHistory of ChinaLiterary Studies

This book published in 2007 is the most recent English language biography on Zhou En Lai after Eldest Son by Han Su Yin published in…

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Beautiful book – Grand Canal, Great River: The Travel Diary of a Twelfth-century Chinese Poet

Julia_M October 24, 2019 No Comments Chinese Historical BiographiesHistorical Biographies 1001-1500History of China

This is a very interesting diary of a journey undertaken between July to Dec 1170. The famous poet Lu You was assigned to take up…

View More Beautiful book – Grand Canal, Great River: The Travel Diary of a Twelfth-century Chinese Poet
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Excellent biography — Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

Julia_M October 22, 2019 No Comments Chinese Historical BiographiesFar Eastern PoliticsHistory of East Asia

Deng was a giant of a man. Not in size but in stature. He was the man who ensured China grew to be an economic…

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A gem – The World of a Tiny Insect: A Memoir of the Taiping Rebellion and its Aftermath

Julia_M October 16, 2019 1 Comment Chinese Historical BiographiesHistory of ChinaPolitical History of Revolutions & Coups

The World of a Tiny Insect is a wonderful memoir of a childhood spent in the violence of the Taiping Rebellion. The author was 7…

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