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  • China in Africaby Chris Alden

    Zed Books 2007; US$ 22.95

    Nowhere in the world is China’s rapid rise to power more evident than in Africa. From multi-billion dollar investments in oil and minerals to the influx of thousands of merchants, labourers and cheap consumer goods, China’s economic and political reach is redefining Africa’s traditional ties with the international community. This book investigates the emerging relationship between China and Africa to determine whether this engagement will be that of a development partner, economic competitor or new hegemon. Alden argues that in order to understand Chinese involvement on the continent, we need to recognize the range of economic, diplomatic and security rationales behind Beijing’s Africa policy as well as the response of African... more...

  • The Political Thought of Sun Yat-Senby A. Wells

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2001; US$ 132.00

    The significance of Sun Yat-sen's political thought has rarely been appreciated though he is hailed as the Father of Modern China. This is the first extended treatment of the subject, which will be invaluable to sinologists and historians of political thought. Dr Wells first traces the development of Sun's revolutionary ideas from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. She then considers the impact of Sun's political thought on Chinese revolutionary leaders and on Third World countries, arguing that it has been considerable. This subject has never before been so widely explored. more...

  • The First Emperorby Sima Qian; Raymond Dawson; K. E. Brashier

    Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 8.95

    Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. - ;'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.'. The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth... more...

  • China Condensedby Ong Siew Chey

    Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2010; US$ 15.60

    About five thousand years ago, the fertile flatlands of the middle Yellow River slowly emerged and grew to what we know today as China. Throughout the millennia, this civilisation has slowly evolved to be one of the world’s biggest economy to reckon with today. This book is a quick introduction to China, with the major part being devoted to its long history. more...

  • Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900by David Graff

    Routledge 2001; US$ 41.95

    The first survey of medieval Chinese military History to be published in English, this gripping book shows how China's history has been shaped by war. more...

  • Deng Xiaoping and the Chinese Revolutionby David S. G. Goodman

    Routledge 1994; US$ 64.95

    David Goodman reaches beyond China's spectacular economic success of recent years to understand the sources of Deng's political power. This is a balanced evaluation of the career of one of the century's great political survivors. more...

  • Twentieth-Century Chinaby Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

    Routledge 2002; US$ 32.95

    An important revisionist study of China's recent past that takes into account the historical shape of the century, local perspectives on national history, and reflections on cultural history. more...

  • China Under Communismby Alan Lawrance

    Routledge 1998; US$ 29.95

    Examines the development of communism within the context of ancient Chinese civilization, exploring its nature and how it diverged from the Soviet model. more...

  • Chinese-Japanese Relations in the Twenty First Centuryby ; Marie derberg

    RoutledgeCurzon 2001; US$ 195.00

    This book examines China's relationship to Japan from a number of viewpoints to reveal the history and future of this complex and crucial relationship. more...

  • The Last Empressby Keith Laidler

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 32.50

    In 1851, a sixteen-year-old girl named Yehonala entered the Imperial Palace of China as a concubine third grade, leaving behind her family, the love of her life, and nearly all contact with the outside world. She emerged as Tsu Hsi, Dowager Empress of China and one of the most powerful autocrats in history. A fascinating tale of love, betrayal, murder, intrigue, and survival, The Last Empress offers remarkable insight into life behind the closed doors of the forbidden city. more...