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Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
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Jan Wong, a Canadian of Chinese descent, went to China as a starry-eyed Maoist in 1972 at the height of the Cultural Revolution. A true believer--and one of only two...
Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Control...
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of
A major new biography from the internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, Mao and Empress Dowager Cixi- a gripping story of sisterhood, revolution and betrayal, and three women who helped...
China: World Heritage Sites
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It is now over thirty years since UNESCO's Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted, and since then more than 175 countries have ratified...
A Walk Through the Ages: Chinese Archaic Art from the Sondra Landy
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The Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China's Rise
As the glittering skyline in Shanghai seemingly attests, China has quickly transformed itself from a place of stark poverty into a modern, urban, technologically savvy economic powerhouse. But as Scott...
China and India - Learning from Each Other: Reforms and Policies for
What does the future hold for these giants that are the two fastest-growing emerging markets and among the three largest economies in Asia? Their economic muscle is having increasingly far-reaching...
Mr China
A Wall Street banker, an Englishman, an ex-Red Guard...and $418,000,000 disappearing every day In the early nineties, China finally opened for business and Wall Street wanted to get in on...
Yangtze Valley and Beyond
In January 1896, at the age of 64, the indomitable Isabella Bird set off to explore the Yangtze River and the lonely mountain region of north-west China. A veteran of...
Year of the Tiger (Paul Chavasse series, Book 2)
The Bureau's most deadly enforcer Paul Chavasse is back in a revised and expanded edition of Jack Higgins' classic spy thriller. In 1959, agents acting for British Intelligence masterminded the...
The Nightblood Prince: A sensational new enemies-to-lovers YA
'Beautifully written and brimming with defiance' Xiran Jay Zhao, bestselling author of Iron Widow Two princes. One prophecy. A fate she cannot outrun. The night Fei was born, a prophecy...
The History of Imperial China
This work documents Chinese history and culture from pre-Imperial times to the abdication of the last emperor in 1912. The major events of Chinese history are chronicled from the achievements...
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and the Superpower Future of China shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organisations...
Oriental Rugs of Silk Route Culture, Process and Selection
The Silk Route was an ancient caravan route that began at the Golden Horn in present-day Istanbul and extended through the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to China and...
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway
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Thirty years after the epic journey chronicled in his classic work The Great Railway Bazaar, the world's most acclaimed travel writer re-creates his 25,000-mile journey through eastern Europe, central Asia,...
All under Heaven: A Complete History of China
A one-volume narrative history of China, from the earliest inhabitants to the twentieth century, for a popular readership China is a country with an ancient and highly sophisticated civilization of...
Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China,
How the social organisation of Europe and China shaped their divergent economic and political trajectories over the past millennium. In the eleventh century, when Europe was still backward and poor,...
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and
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"THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ." --CNN SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by THE ECONOMIST and FINANCIAL TIMES This "powerful and disturbing" (Bill Browder, author...
China: The Land of the Heavenly Dragon
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The Good German of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe
In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, then the capital of China, all foreigners were ordered to leave the city. One man, a mild 55-year-old German named...
The Book of Secrets: A Personal History of Betrayal in Red China
'An extraordinary firsthand account of Communist Party machinery at its most brutal and paranoid' -- Sunday Telegraph Picked as Hilary Spurling's Book of the Year in The Spectator. The spellbinding...
Iron Widow: The TikTok sensation
Instant New York Times No.1 Bestseller 'Absolutely epic. This is the historical-inspired, futuristic sci-fi mash-up of my wildest dreams.' Chloe Gong 'Think The Handmaid's Tale meets Pacific Rim and buckle...
Rupert's Adventures in China: How Murdoch Lost a Fortune and Found a
Starting his foray into China in the mid-80s, Rupert Murdoch quickly discovered that the rules were different in the Middle Kingdom: unlike in the West, the China's Communist leadership didn't...
The Forbidden City: Heart of Imperial China
The Forbidden City in Beijing, founded in 1405, is one of the greatest palaces in the world: a magnificent complex of residences, temples and courts, the sacred centre of the...
Self Reiki: Tune in to Your Life Force to Achieve Harmony and Balance
The first illustrated book on self reiki available on the market Harness the power of universal energy and use Reiki techniques at home - to harmonise and heal. Reiki promotes...
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
US Soldier vs Chinese Soldier: Korea 1951-53
This book examines the US infantry against the Chinese Army amid the unforgiving terrain of Korea during the first real clash of the Cold War. On June 25, 1950, North...
Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict
The Great Wall of China - stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea - remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might....
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China - THE SUNDAY TIMES
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE A Financial Times , New York Times and Times / Sunday...
Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Control...
The Chinese in Philippine Life, 1850-1898
The development of overseas Chinese communities, economically powerful, socially and culturally resistant to assimilation, and tied in many ways to China, has been a significant phenomenon in the modern history...
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MOORE PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE An eye-opening exploration of the Chinese internet that reveals the intricate dance between freedom and control in contemporary China ....
The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape
'An illuminating book for the interested citizen as well as for those making policy' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'An important, crystal-clear account of contemporary global geopolitics... Essential reading' PETER FRANKOPAN'An excellent short...
Urbanization and Urban Governance in China: Issues, Challenges, and
This book explores the process of urbanization and the profound challenges to China's urban governance. Economic productivity continues to rise, with increasingly uneven distribution of prosperity and accumulation of wealth....
A Traveller's History of China
This book offers a complete and concise history of China from earliest times right up to the present day. The author explores the geographical, cultural and political facets which have...
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great
In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent...
The Great Wall of China
Recent discoveries suggest that construction of defensive walls in northern China began about 688 BC. Today, the dragon-like walls that follow the mountain ridges and valleys north of Beijing were...
Celestial Empire: Life in China, 1644-1911
Celestial Empire: Life in China, 1644-1911 provides a unique insight into the diversity of life in China during the last imperial dynasty. Through the lives of the Chinese people-from the...
Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia
McDonald s restaurants are found in over 100 countries, serving tens of millions of people each day. What are the cultural implications of this phenomenal success? Does the introduction of...
The Great Wall Revisited: From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head
A journey along the Great Wall in the past and present, this landmark volume presents an extraordinary portrait of the world's most famous man-made structure. Author/photographer William Lindesay spent three...
The Fourth Princess: A Gothic Novel of Old Shanghai
From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger...
The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a
A fascinating, intimate portrait of Beijing through the lens of its oldest neighborhood, facing destruction as the city, and China, relentlessly modernizes. Soon we will be able to say about...
The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe
In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, then the capital of China, all foreigners were ordered to leave the city. One man, a mild 55-year-old German named...
The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets
A definitive, headline-making expose of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out the largest-scale theft of intellectual property, technology, and data in history-reshaping the global balance of power...