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Reviews - Pre-1949 China
Crook et al, Prosperity’s Predicament: Identity, Reform, and Resistance in Rural Wartime China, 2013
January 1, 2013
The book by Isabel Crook, Christina K. Gilmartin, Xiji Yu, Gail Hershatter, and Emily Honig was reviewed by Bin Yang for H-World (September 2013) and is reproduced here via a Creative Commons license.
Clarke, The Virgin Mary and Catholic Identities in Chinese History, 2013 and Young, Ecclesiastical Colony: China’s Catholic Church and the French Religious Protectorate, 2013
January 1, 2013
Jeremy Clarke and Ernest Young’s books were reviewed for H-Catholic (October 2014) and is reproduced here under a Creative Commons license.
Silbey, The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China, 2012
January 1, 2012
Jay Carter reviewed this book for H-War, October 2012.
Campany, Signs from the Unseen Realm - Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China, 2012
January 1, 2012
This review by Richard Simmons was published by the History of Asia discussion list.
Eber, Wartime Shanghai and the Jewish Refugees from Central Europe: Survival, Co-existence, and Identity in a Multiethnic City, 2012
January 1, 2012
Gao Bei of the College of Charleston reviewed Irene Eber's book for H-Urban. The review is published here under Creative Commons license.
Johnson, ed. Narratives of Free Trade, The Commercial Cultures of Early US-China Relations, 2012
January 1, 2012
This book edited by Kendall Johnson was reviewed by Dael Norwood for H-Diplo and published in November 2012. It is reprinted here under Creative Commons license.
Gu, A Cultural History of the Chinese Language, 2012
January 1, 2012
Richard V. Simmons reviews the book for H-Asia, January 2013.
Swanson, A Plain Sailorman in China: The Life and Times of Cdr. I. V. Gillis, USN, 1875-1948, 2012.
January 1, 2012
Tony Demchak reviews this book for H-War, February 2013, credit H-Asia.
Pines, The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy, 2012
December 31, 2011
Yuri Pines’s book was reviewed for H-Empire by Jingbin Wang (July 2014) and is reproduced here by Creative Commons license.
Burt, The Cairo Conference of 1943: Roosevelt, Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang, 2011
December 31, 2011
Sally Burt reviews the book for H-Asia, July 2012.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?