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Reviews - Pre-1949 China
Van Dyke, Americans and Macao: Trade, Smuggling, and Diplomacy on the South China Cost, 2012
December 31, 2011
Daniel Meissner reviews this book for H-Asia in February 2013.
Xu, Strangers on the Western Front -- Chinese Workers in the Great War, 2011
January 1, 2011
Xu Guoqi's book was reviewed by Michael Neiberg for H-War and is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Seung-joon Lee, Gourmets in the Land of Famine: The Culture and Politics of Rice in Modern Canton, 2011
January 1, 2011
Edward Melillo reviews the book for H-Environment, August 2011, credit H-Asia.
Dan, Remote Homeland, Recovered Borderland, Manchus, Manchoukuo, and Manchuria, 1907-1985, 2011
January 1, 2011
Shao Dan's book was reviewed by Annika Culver for H-HistGeog and published in October 2012. It is reprinted here under Creative Commons license.
Fan, Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea -- The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth-Century China, 2010
January 1, 2010
Fan Chengda's book was reviewed for the History of Asia discussion list by Sukhee Lee.
Kang, East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute, 2010
January 1, 2010
Valerie Hansen reviews the book for H-Asia, September 2011.
Peattie, Drea, and van de Ven, eds., The Battle for China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945, 2010
January 1, 2010
This review by Roger Brown was originally published by the H-War discussion list and is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
Craughwell, The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How Genghis Khan's Mongols Almost Conquered the World, 2010
January 1, 2010
Timothy May reviews the book for H-War, June 2010.
Burke and Pomeranz, eds., The Environment and World History, 2009
January 1, 2009
Matthew Evenden reviews the book for H-HistGeog, March 2010.
Stewart, Journeys to Empire-- Enlightenment, Imperialism, and the British Encounter with Tibet, 1774-1904, 2009
January 1, 2009
This book by Gordon Stewart was reviewed by David Templeman and is republished here under Creative Commons license.
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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.
Events
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?