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Through the lives of three different women - grandmother, mother and daughter - this book tells the story of 20th-century China. At times scarcely ... More

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Not since Wild Swans has Chinese history been so intimately encountered - through the stories of four sisters born between 1907 and 1914, a renowned ... More

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Heinemann Advanced History titles focus on periods of great change in countries that are once again taking centre stage in world politics. Affordable ... More

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In 1920, Nora Waln arrived in China and was welcomed into the innermost daily life of the Lin family as a "daughter in affection". It had been her ... More

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Chiang Kai-shek was the man who lost China to the Communists. As leader of the nationalist movement, the Kuomintang, Chiang established himself as ... More

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Bette Bao Lord, a consultant for CBS News, interviews Chinese citizens at the time of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and provides first-hand reports, ... More

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Beginning with Da Chen's first ever train journey, travelling to Beijing from his parents' farm, we rumble along with him in the overcrowded and ... More

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In this blend of history, literature and politics, Jonathan Spence gets to the heart of the complex personality of Chairman Mao Zedong. The biography ... More

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Jung Chang's Wild Swans was an extraordinary bestseller throughout the world, selling more than 10 million copies and reaching a wider readership ... More

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Sirin Phathanothai was born into one of Thailand's most privileged and politically prominent families. But, at the age of 8, her life changed ... More

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A dual biography of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, this is also a sweeping narrative history of 20th-century China, illuminated with insights drawn ... More

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Concise, photo-packed history of the life and times of Mao Zedong and the history of Communism and the Chinese Revolution.

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In 2008, as Beijing hosts the Olympic Games, the world's attention is focused on China - yet the most populous nation on the planet is still ... More

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