Books about China

An important topic in the study of Chinese culture, past or present, is that of the "boundary". In this book the authors investigate the meaning of the boundary as metaphor...

This 1637 classic on the history of traditional Chinese technology, profusely illustrated with 152 original woodcuts, covers agriculture, textiles, mining, metallurgy, chemical engineering, boat-building weapons manufacture, and more. Rich in...

One of the longest and most dramatic trade routes of the ancient world, the Tea Horse Road carried a crucial exchange for 13 centuries between China and Tibet. China needed...

China is a country on the move, and Route 312 - China's Route 66 - is the artery along which 150 million Chinese are daily travelling in search of work...

Awash with superstition and folklore, the Yangtze river has been an inspiration for more than a thousand years to those who have lived beside it or sailed along it. This...

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...

This first book-length study of gender relations in the Lower Yangzi region during the High Qing era (c. 1683-1839) challenges enduring late-nineteenth-century perspectives that emphasized the oppression and subjugation of...

This book covers the most prominent human, animal and supernatural figures of Chinese legend, folklore and religious belief. The entries range from the mythical, such as Pan Ku (creator of...

Featuring more than 90 recipes and illustrated with colour photographs, this is a glimpse at Chinese culinary life, from the methods used in humble peasant kichens to those employed by...

The US is the source of just about all the technologies that define modern life: personal computers, operating systems, smartphones, e-commerce, web browsers, email, search engines, social networks, electric cars...

In this unique book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people. Instant New York Times Bestseller...

The new thriller in James Patterson's bestselling Private series, featuring private investigator Jack Morgan A brutal attack. An agent on the run. Private Beijing is left devastated after an attack...

An intimate investigation of the world's largest experiment in social engineering, revealing how its effects will shape China for decades to come, and what that means for the rest of...

In China, our authors say, one is saluted in any venue with the question, "Have you eaten?" This simple phrase suggests how deeply anchored nourishment is in Chinese daily life....

As the sun starts slowly disappearing, the residents of a remote town in the desert find themselves undergoing shocking transformations in this dazzlingly eerie and bewitching novel In Five Poems...

Rachel Meller was never close to her aunt Lisbeth, a cool, unemotional woman with a drawling Viennese-Californian accent, a cigarette in her hand. But when Lisbeth died, she left Rachel...

The members of the Australian battalion of Gull Force endured some of the harshest prisoner-of-war conditions of any Australian during the Second World War. In February 1942, on the remote...

With contributions from some of the most well respected and experienced Chinese writers, journalists, and organizers, China's Great Leap examines the People's Republic of China as its government and 1.3...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'But how sweet a fruit the 'suppose' must be, that people will sup and sup on it! A juicy fruit, like...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Razor-sharp, pugnacious and blackly funny, Wang Xiaobo's essays established him as one of China's most popular - and subversive - writers....

The need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound. Within one generation, China has transformed from an...

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...

For over three decades, China exercised unprecedented control over the reproductive habits of its billion citizens. Now, with its economy faltering just as it seemed poised to become the largest...

The dramatic story of the relationship between the world's three largest economies, one that is shaping the future of us all, by one of the foremost experts on east Asia...

Provides conceptual insights that put the reader in a position to come to grips intellectually with the complex weave of Chinese nationalist sentiment today and in the future.

'Beijing Dining' explores the history of the capital, and explains how her people have changed and shaped her cuisine. In his signature style, Jereme Leung reinterprets Beijing's traditional dishes with...

This title features 75 regional recipes from Beijing and Northern China. From the modern restaurants of Beijing to the home kitchens of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong, this...

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...

Master the art of cooking Chinese food at home with these simple, flavour-packed dishes by bestselling author Ross Dobson. Chinese Food Made Easy takes favourite recipes from each of China's...

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...

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...

Food is something that we all have in common. We all need to eat to stay alive but the staggering variety of foods eaten around the world and the variety...

There are over twenty million Muslims in China today. From the mountainous borders with Afghanistan to the tropical island of Hainan, the ethnicities and cultures of China's Muslims are as...

Our planet's resources are running out. The media bombards us with constant warnings of impending shortages of fossil fuels, minerals, arable land, and water and the political Armageddon that will...

"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...

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...

In this compelling new study, Louise Edwards explores the lives of some of China's most famous women warriors and wartime spies through history. Focusing on key figures including Hua Mulan,...

China's rise as the world's second-largest economy surely is the most dramatic development in the global economy since the year 2000. But China's prominence in the global economy is hardly...

China's rise as the world's second-largest economy surely is the most dramatic development in the global economy since the year 2000. Volume II, which spans China's two turbulent centuries from...