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18 de jun. de 2024 · The Best China Books of 2022, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom. From a true story that reads like a spy novel to a detailed study of the mythic origins of the Chinese Communist Party in Northwest China, there were lots of interesting books published about China this year.
Hace 3 días · Peter Hessler is best known for his writings in The New Yorker, and a trilogy of reported books from China in the late 1990s and 2000s until he left in 2011.After a stint in Cairo, he returned to China in 2019 to teach writing at Sichuan University in Chengdu, two decades after his time as a Peace Corps volunteer in the same region.
19 de jun. de 2024 · They agree that the particular interest of women's writings on China is their concern with the domestic scene. However Spence's main point, derived from a letter written by Conger in 1899, is her bewailing the 'system' which prevents a Chinese from going to the assistance of another.
12 de jun. de 2024 · A collection of texts by and about women writers, drawn from a wide range of writings from Imperial China. Texts are in Chinese, but the online interface is available in both English and Chinese. Hosted by Washington University in St. Louis.
20 de jun. de 2024 · They wrote poetry and painted in the Chinese way in order to distinguish themselves in fields where they could gain prestige among the educated Chinese. All the foreigners who wrote in Chinese seem to have avoided any reference to their foreign origin or creed.
10 de jun. de 2024 · Sinologist and historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom picks the best books to understand events at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and around China on that hot summer night. The best books on Chinese history, recommended by a variety of experts, including a good introductory book as well as more detailed studies.
Hace 2 días · Ten Years of Debate on the Origins of the Great Divergence between the Economies of Europe and China during the Era of Mercantilism and Industrialization. 1. Smith, Marx and Weber. Along with histories of power, histories of material life and economic growth are the most popular of metanarratives currently published in the growing ...
