Books about China

With the abundance of fresh produce which is now readily available, cooking Chinese food has never been easier. All the recipes in this cookbook have been adapted f or the...

Shanghai is China's largest city, comparable to New York or Tokyo and in recent decades it has experienced a building boom on a scale that is simply unprecedented in world...

Photographer Marco Paoluzzo first became interested in China decades ago, yet the passionate world traveller refused to visit the country for political reasons until 1998. At that time, two friends...

Published in conjunction with an exhibition opening at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Galloping through Dynasties investigates the history of Chinese horse painting, a subject heretofore not adequately studied. The research...

A beautifully illustrated children's book detailing the fascinating history of the Great Wall of China Embark on an unforgettable time-travelling journey along one of the world's greatest landmarks- the Great...

The author's adventures display the bonds of friendship forged between the Chinese people and a small band of AMericans who risked their lives with them against the brutal Japanese invaders.

Age 9 to 12 Take the whole family on a whirlwind tour of Chinese culture and history with this award-winning, delightfully illustrated book complete with stories, activities, and games. This...

"Hessler has a marvelous sense of the intonations and gestures that give life to the moment." -- The New York Times Book Review From Peter Hessler, the New York Times...

The mighty, inaccessible peaks of Mt. Everest have always posed an irresistible challenge to those motivated to test their mettle against the harsh conditions. Packed with spectacular archival and specially...

This beautifully illustrated monograph showcases gorgeous examples of landscape architectural design - terrain + open spaces - by award-winning studio TROP. Established in 2007, TROP has worked on various projects...

This narrative history of China begins with the earliest times and traces the evolution of Chinese society and civilization through the successive dynasties to the period of decay and exploitation...

'Michael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong The Red Emperor presents an eye-opening portrait of Xi...

An excellent overview of the economic, political and business trends remaking China in the 21st century as perceived by several of the recognized top experts in this field.--James Kynge, Author,...

A beautifully crafted food series based on the most iconic book on Asian cuisine. The Complete Asian Cookbook series is based on Charmaine Solomon's groundbreaking work into the diverse, amazing...

"A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times "This is as much a novel as a reckoning ." New York Times The characters are alluring and ... engaging . So too are...

This is the story of a failed attempt by the British, in 1793, to open the Chinese Empire to Western trade. Led by Lord Macartney, whose distinguished diplomatic posts included...

In Heiress Apparently , Gemma Huang's big acting break led her to Beijing, where she uncovered an incredible family secret. This second novel in the Daughters of the Dynasty series...

Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018 'The best fantasy debut of 2018' - WIRED From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes...

Full of recipes sharing their love of bao as well as other Chinese dishes, the Bao Family cookbook symbolises the bridge between two cultures: the traditions of China and the...

James Beard Award 2023 winner for Best Visuals As immigrants with Chinese heritage who both moved to Australia as kids, Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu spent their formative years living...

A magnificently produced catalog of the major exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, England. Illustrating 354 Chinese jades from the collection of Brian McElney, the Peony Collection...

"The Island of Seven Cities" unveils the first tangible proof that the Chinese settled in the New World before Columbus. In the summer of 2003, architect Paul Chiasson decided to...

Small China presents Chinese miniatures from 5,000 BCE up to the fifteenth century. The pocketsized representations of supernatural beings, people, animals, or everyday objects are virtually uncharted in East Asian...

In eighteenth-century China, a remarkable intellectual transformation took place, centered on the ascendance of philology. Its practitioners were preoccupied with the reliability of sources as evidence for restoring ancient texts...

Scholar-officials of late medieval China were not only enthusiastic in amateur storytelling, but also showed unprecedented interest in recording stories on different aspects of literati life. These stories appeared in...

A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape From Neolithic times to the present day, the Yellow River and its...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIt's often said that China is in a cold war with America. The reality is far worse: the war is hot, and the body...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIt's often said that China is in a cold war with America. The reality is far worse: the war is hot, and the body...

Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later...

Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later...

Longlisted for the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award'Vivid, enigmatic, enchanting' M. L. Rio'Irresistible' Sunday TimesSome people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be...

Informal finance consists of nonbank financing activities, whether conducted through family and friends, local money houses, or other types of financial associations. It has provided much-needed financing to small and...

Among hundreds of thousands of ancient graves and tombs excavated to date in China, the Mancheng site stands out for its unparalleled complexity and richness. It features juxtaposed burials of...

Throughout Nanjing's history, writers have claimed that its spectacular landscape of mountains and rivers imbued the city with "royal qi," making it a place of great political significance. City of...

During the Tang dynasty (618-907), changes in political policies, the religious landscape, and gender relations opened the possibility for Daoist women to play an unprecedented role in religious and public...

Author: Xiaoping LinFormat: Hardback, 670g, 320 pagesPublished: University of Hawai'i Press, United States, 2009Children of Marx and Coca-Cola affords a deep study of Chinese avant-garde art and independent cinema from...

Author: Peter B. LavelleFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 304 pagesPublished: Columbia University Press, United States, 2020In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by...

Author: Kwang-Ching Liu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: Cultural and intellectual protests, while rare, were recurrent in Chinese society. This impressive and comprehensive work traces the origins of dissent to...

Author: Liu YeFormat: Hardback, 210mm x 280mm, 1120g, 192 pagesPublished: David Zwirner, United States, 2021The Chinese artist Liu Ye's meticulous, colorful canvases convey his love of literature in the first...

Format: Hardback, 250mm x 320mm, 1440g, 160 pagesPublished: Editions Skira Paris, France, 2023Originally from Chengdu in China, Kiki Xue first studied mathematics before deciding to become a professional photographer. Since...

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Author: Jung Chang Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic...

Author: Bob Davis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 This is the inside story of the US-China trade war, how relations between these superpowers unraveled, darkening prospects for global peace...