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Introduction to Western specialists on China’s history (Part 5)

Julia_M February 2, 2023 No Comments Asian History (Books)Buddhist History (Books)Chinese History (Books)Comparative Religion (Books)

Susan Naquin is an American professor of history at Princeton University. She specialises in late Imperial China history. Here are 4 of her books. They…

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In the Wake of the Mongols

Julia_M January 27, 2023 No Comments Chinese History (Books)

This 2018 book examines how the Chinese society in Northern China, in general, and in Shanxi in particular, reorganized itself after the devastating invasion of…

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The Unfinished Revolution

Julia_M January 20, 2023 No Comments American Revolution Biographies (Books)Chinese History (Books)Historical China Biographies

This biography of Sun Yat Sen published in 2017 is a wonderful read. It is a useful addition to the corpus as the last substantial…

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1587, A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline

Julia_M October 17, 2022 No Comments Asian PoliticsChinese History (Books)Military History (Books)

1587 A Year of No Significance the Ming Dynasty in Decline, is an interesting micro view of Emperor Wan Li and 6 high officers of…

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The Age of Openness

Julia_M September 30, 2022 No Comments Asian History (Books)Asian PoliticsChinese History (Books)Historical China BiographiesHong Kong HistoryUnited States History (Books)Women's Biographies

The Age of Openness – China before Mao explores the Republican era from 1911 to 1949. Frank Dikotter in his long essay of 102 pages…

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The enigma of China’s economy

Julia_M August 1, 2022 No Comments Asian History (Books)Chinese History (Books)

The 18th century was the most prosperous age in China’s history. Post 18th century China’s economy declined. (Chinese Society in the 18th century by Susan…

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By Scott Berry

Julia_M July 29, 2022 No Comments Chinese History (Books)General Asia Travel BooksTibet Travel GuidesTibetan Buddhism (Books)

A Stranger in Tibet is a fascinating book on the journey of a Japanese Zen monk into forbidden Tibet in 1900. He was the first…

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A Daughter of Han

Julia_M July 25, 2022 No Comments Asian & Asian Americans BiographiesCentral Asia HistoryChinese History (Books)Historical China BiographiesHistory of Central Asia

This is the life story of a Chinese peasant who lived from 1867 to 1938. Born in Peng Lai, a city in Shantung, facing Manchuria…

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Six Records of a Floating Life

Julia_M July 18, 2022 No Comments Asian & Asian Americans BiographiesChinese History (Books)Historical China Biographies

This memoir on six distinct areas of the life of a Ching dynasty scholar, Shen Fu, was written in 1809. We only have four records…

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China: The history

Julia_M April 11, 2022 No Comments Asian History (Books)Chinese History (Books)History of Civilization & CultureLinguistics (Books)Regional Geography

These 3 books on China are excellent. All 3 are out of print. Two are over 1000 pages. Gernet is about 800 pages. All three…

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