10 Best Sellers in Historical China Books You Must Read
Here you will find ten of the best Historical China Novels in the world, based on experience, user review and volume of sales. Having explored, read or at the very least skimmed the books I bring you the best 10 Historical China that are worth your time and energy to read.
The following Historical China books were chosen after much debate, each one offers a value and a insight and one is not necessarily better than the other, however for this article we must choose. Humans have such vast experiences and I hope these 10 books will enhance your world and understanding.
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The Last Kings of Shanghai
Author: Jonathan Kaufman
Headline: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
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Publisher : Penguin Books (June 1, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 384 pages
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Author: Jack Weatherford
Headline: From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.
ASIN : B000FCK206
Publisher : Crown (March 22, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
Wild Swans
Author: Jung Chang
Headline: Three Daughters of China
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Publisher : Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (August 12, 2003)
Language : English
Paperback : 538 pages
Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Author: Ezra F. Vogel
Headline: No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. And no scholar is better qualified than Ezra Vogel to disentangle the contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China’s boldest strategist—the pragmatic, disciplined force behind China’s radical economic, technological, and social transformation.
ASIN : B0064EHZY0
Publisher : Harvard University Press (September 26, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 926 pages
Mao
Author: Jung Chang
Headline: The Unknown Story
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Publisher : Anchor (November 14, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 801 pages
Last Boat Out of Shanghai
Author: Helen Zia
Headline: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution
ASIN : B07CR2CMGR
Publisher : Ballantine Books (January 22, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 493 pages
China Marine
Author: E. B. Sledge
Headline: From the respected author of one of the best books on World War II combat, comes an equally captivating saga of battle recovery, healing, and homecoming.
ASIN : B00NJJQQ0M
Publisher : University Alabama Press; First edition (June 10, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 194 pages
Gang of One
Author: Fan Shen
Headline: Memoirs of a Red Guard (American Lives)
ASIN : B003RCL3CM
Publisher : Bison Books (March 1, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 282 pages
The Snakehead
Author: Patrick Radden Keefe
Headline: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
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Publisher : Anchor; 1st edition (July 27, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 414 pages
Life and Death in Shanghai
Author: Nien Cheng
Headline: A first-hand account of China’s cultural revolution. Nien Cheng, an anglophile and fluent English-speaker who worked for Shell in Shanghai under Mao, was put under house arrest by Red Guards in 1966 and subsequently jailed.
ASIN : B004FGMSGO
Publisher : Flamingo (August 19, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 516 pages
Top 10 Historical China Novels in the World
Hope this list is helpful and look forward to hearing from you about alternate Historical China books that you have enjoyed and other may also.
How to Choose the Right Historical China Books for You
- Read what you like and own your choices.
- Find books in the preview that are paced right for you.
- Pick the right genre
- Does the cover art appeal to you? Yes I know what they say but sod that.
- Ask yourself and the universe what you need right now.
- Have Fun
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