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Biographies & Memoirs
Yao: A Life in Two Worlds
by Ric Bucher, Yao Ming
The book recounts the story of how a shy, gangly kid from Shanghai went on to become the NBA¨s first foreign-born No. 1 draft pick and one of the most visible sports stars in the United States. With this memoir, the 7-foot-5 Chinese center for the Houston Rockets reveals himself as a thoughtful, opinionated young man whose insights extend far beyond the basketball court.
Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China
By Jung Chang
In Wild Swans Jung Chang recounts the evocative, unsettling, and insistently gripping story of how three generations of women in her family fared in the political maelstrom of China during the 20th century. Born just a few decades apart, their lives overlap with the end of the warlords¨ regime and overthrow of the Japanese occupation, violent struggles between the Kuomintang and the Communists to carve up China and the vicious cycle of purges orchestrated by Chairman Mao that discredited and crushed millions of people, including the author's parents.
Mr. China
by Tim Clissold
This book recounts the story of a Wall Street banker and his investments in China. Newsweek said: "Lots of Western businessmen have China war stories, but only Tim Clissold has written this funny book."
Mao's Last Dancer
by Cunxin Li
An extraordinary memoir of a peasant boy raised in rural Maoist China who was plucked from his village to study ballet and went on to become one of the greatest dancers of his generation. One part Falling Leaves, one part Billy Eliot, Mao¨s Last Dancer is an unforgettable memoir of hope and courage. It provides a fascinating glimpse of the history of Chinese-U.S. relations and the dissolution of the Communist ideal in the life of one fortunate individual, says Publishers Weekly.
China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia
By James R. Lilley, Jeffrey Lilley
James Lilley, the former U.S. ambassador to China, recounts a life entwined with modern China since his father went to the country to work for Standard Oil in 1916. After spending much of his childhood in China, Lilley became a CIA operative in East Asia before moving to the State Department in the early 1980s to begin a career as the top-ranking US diplomat in Taiwan, South Korea, and finally, China, where his posting coincided with the Tiananmen Square crackdown. It is a fascinating memoir of America in Asia, Asia itself, and one especially capable American's personal history.
Business & Investment
Doing Business in China
by Tim Ambler, Morgen Witzel
This book takes the reader through the process of market entry, marketing and managing operations in China, including the five-pillars model of successful business in greater China. It is a practical guide to business practices, market conditions, negotiations, organizations, networks and the business environment in China, aimed specifically at non-Chinese businesses and managers with a limited experience of China.
The China Investor: Getting Rich with the Next Superpower
by Cesar Felipe Bacani
A shrewdly observed and practical guide to the realities of investing in the Chinese equity market. It should be compulsory reading for all those planning to invest in what could ultimately become one of the world's largest stock markets, comments Peter Temple, author of Magic Numbers and Hedge Funds: Courtesans of Capitalism.
China Streetsmart: What You MUST Know to be Effective and Profitable in China
by John Chan, John L. Chan
This book is written for professionals by professionals who have worked in China for decades. The book does not stress theory about how business should be done but rather how business is done by some of the most successful business executives in China. The objective of the book is to pass on practical advice on how to be effective and more importantly, profitable in China.
Investing in China: Legal, Financial and Regulatory Risk
by William B. Gamble
There is a dearth of accurate information and analysis on China's economic/business infrastructure available to the investment community. William B. Gamble - president of Emerging Market Strategies, a consultancy specializing in the analysis of economic and legal infrastructure in emerging markets - used his own experience and cases from the Asian press to show the challenges of doing business in China, from real estate to joint ventures and beyond.
Selling China: Foreign Direct Investment During the Reform Era
by Yasheng Huang, William Kirby (Editor)
This book about China's integration into the world economy proposes a radically different perspective. Most economists view China's large foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as the result of its economic success. This study views the same phenomenon as a function of the imperfections in the Chinese economic system.
Economy
The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future
by Elizabeth C. Economy
China's spectacular economic growth over the past two decades has dramatically depleted the country's natural resources and produced skyrocketing rates of pollution. Environmental degradation in China has also contributed to significant public health problems, mass migration, economic loss, and social unrest. In The River Runs Black, Elizabeth C. Economy examines China's growing environmental crisis and its implications for the country's future development.
Integrating China into the Global Economy
by Nicholas R. Lardy
This book is an important tool for those who wish to understand China's new role in the global trading system, to take advantage of the new opportunities for investment in China, or simply to gain a better understanding of what former President Clinton called a "once in a generation event."
Transforming China: Globalization, Transition and Development
by Peter Nolan
Peter Nolan is Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge University. In Transforming China, Nolan focuses on the enormous challenges faced by China's policymakers from the late 1970s to the present day. This collection of seminal essays seek both to enhance understanding of China's immense success in meeting these challenges in the past, and to provide an indication of the challenges that still lie ahead.
The China Dream: The Quest for the Last Great Untapped Market on Earth
by Joe Studwell
In The China Dream, acclaimed business journalist Joe Studwell takes to task the predictions that China will become an economic juggernaut on the world stage in the 21st century-and instead foresees an economic crisis. In his rigorous analysis of the Chinese economy, government, and culture, Studwell also shows the roadblocks to the continuation of the country's unprecedented expansion and why its economy will fail once more-but this time, harder than ever before, and with potentially catastrophic results.
China's Large Enterprises and the Challenge of Late Industrialisation
by Dylan Sutherland
Dylan Sutherland is currently a member of the Faculty of Economics and Politics at Cambridge University. This book considers the "late industrializationEof China, showing how government policies have encouraged the development of 120 "national champions" and how these compete with multinational enterprises.
China's New Order : Society, Politics, and Economy in Transition
by Hui Wang, Theodore Huters (Editor)
This book offers a powerful analysis of China and the transformations it has undertaken since 1989. At its heart this book represents an impassioned plea for economic and social justice and an indictment of the corruption caused by the explosion of "market extremism."
History
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
by Patricia Buckley Ebrey
In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, Patricia Ebrey, Professor of East Asian Studies and History at the University of Illinois, traces 8,000 years of Chinese civilization from prehistoric times to the modern Communist state, shedding light on Chinas long line of imperial dynasties and foreign intrusions in more recent times. The volume encompasses Chinese arts, culture, economics, society, foreign policy, and politics. "This book is an indispensable guide to China past and present."
China: A New History
by John King Fairbank, Merle Goldman
This book is the final work by John King Fairbank, the best-known China scholar in the United States. In covering the breadth of the country's history, from the earliest archaeological records to the present, the author is occasionally short on details, but lay readers and undergraduate students will appreciate the perceptive analysis and explanation throughout, leading to a better understanding of this complex nation, its people, and its importance in the world," according to Library Journal.
The Dynasties of China: A History
by Bamber Gascoigne, Christina Gascoigne
Focusing upon the incidents and personalities that epitomize each of China's dynasties, this volume, lavishly illustrated with color photographs, places in their historical context the images that came to define imperial China from its origins in 1600 B.C. to the revolution led by Sun Yat-sen that overthrew the last imperial dynasty in October 1911. It also provides a background to China's turbulent 20th century, which is surveyed in an informative postscript, highlighting such events as the troubled presidency of Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Tse-tung's ruthless Cultural Revolution, and the 1989 student protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
A History of Chinese Civilization
by Jacques Gernet, J. R. Foster (Translator), Charles Hartman (Translator)
A History of Chinese Civilization by renowned French sinologist Jacque Gernet provides a detailed and comprehensive one-volume survey of China's social, economic, and intellectual history, a book that "should be of interest to both professional and general readers who study or enjoy the history of China." The new edition has been updated through 1993.
The Search for Modern China
by Jonathan D. Spence
Winner of the Lionel Gelber Award and the Kiriyama Book Prize, The Search for Modern China covers Chinese history from the 16th-century Ming Dynasty to the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations and is termed by The New York Times as the best place to start in order to understand China's past. The Washington Post calls it "history at its best ... all in the vivid, accessible style for which the author is well known." The author, Jonathan D. Spence, is Sterling Professor of History at Yale University.
Industries
A Political Economy Analysis of China's Civil Aviation Industry
by Mark Dougan
China Made : Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation
by Karl Gerth
In China Made, Karl Gerth argues that two key forces shaping the modern world "nationalism and consumerism" eveloped in tandem in China. This first exploration of the historical ties between nationalism and consumerism reinterprets fundamental aspects of modern Chinese history and suggests ways of discerning such ties in all modern nations.
China Dawn: The Story of a Technology and Business Revolution
by David Sheff
In this compelling book, David Sheff provides an in-depth account of what is happening now with the tiger at the keyboard and a cautious prediction that, if caught within the World Wide Web, China may become a free market to be reckoned with globally.
"To Get Rich Is Glorious!" : China's Stock Markets in the '80s and '90s
by Carl E. Walter, Fraser T. J. Howie
This book provides a guide to 20 years of China's stock markets. Carl Walter and Fraser Howie analyze the changes that have occurred in all areas of China's securities industry including legal, regulatory, share structure, issuers, investor base, and market performance.
The Haier Way: The Making of a Chinese Business Leader and a Global Brand
by Jeannie Jinsheng Yi, Shawn Xian Ye
Haier is the largest consumer appliance maker in China, regarded as the "GE of China." The first English publication ever on an individual Chinese company, The Haier Way is an insightful and stimulating reading for those who are interested in Chinese business and economy.
Laws & Regulations
Arbitration Law and Practice in China
by Jingzhou Tao
Energy Policy and Regulation in the People's Republic of China
by C. P. Andrews-Speed
As the world's second-largest consumer of commercial energy, China is a significant contributor to pollution. Andrews-Speed of the University of Dundee overviews the formulation and implementation of energy policy in China. He examines the nature of China's energy policy and looks at the government's drive to promote energy conservation and energy efficiency, according to Business News.
China and the World Trading System : Entering the New Millennium
by Deborah Z. Cass (Editor), Brett G. Williams (Editor), George Barker
The key issues relating to China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) are analyzed by leading scholars in this volume. It considers whether the inclusion of a major non-Western power, and the 10th-largest trading nation in the world will alter the international trading system, as well as encourage domestic legal and economic reform in China.
Literature & Fiction
Waiting : A Novel
by Ha Jin
"In Waiting, Ha Jin portrays the life of Lin Kong, a dedicated doctor torn by his love for two women: one who belongs to the New China of the Cultural Revolution, the other to the ancient traditions of his family's village. Ha Jin profoundly understands the conflict between the individual and society, between the timeless universality of the human heart and constantly shifting politics of the moment. With wisdom, restraint, and empathy for all his characters, he vividly reveals the complexities and subtleties of a world and a people we desperately need to know."--Judges' Citation, National Book Award
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress : A Novel
by DAI SIJIE
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends meet the daughter of the local tailor and discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation. As they flirt with the seamstress and secretly devour these banned works, the two friends find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.
Soul Mountain
by Gao Xingjian
The author, the 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, recorded his journey into the remote mountains and ancient forests of Sichuan in southwest China in Soul Mountain. Bold, lyrical, and prodigious, Soul Mountain probes the human soul with an uncommon directness and candor and delights in the freedom of the imagination to expand the notion of the individual self.
War Trash : A novel
by HA JIN
Ha Jin "applies his steady gaze and stripped-bare storytelling to the violence and horrifying political uncertainty of the Korean War in this brave, complex and politically timely work, the story of a reluctant soldier trying to survive a POW camp and reunite with his family. Armed with reams of research, the National Book Award winner aims to give readers a tale that is as much historical record as examination of personal struggle," says Publishers Weekly.
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature
by Joseph S.M. Lau, Howard Goldblatt
With a generous selection of new translations commissioned for this book, readers will find the best short fiction, poetry, and essays from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in this first comprehensive collection of 20th-century Chinese literature, which includes a lucid introduction by the editors and short biographies of the writers and poets.
Empress Orchid : A Novel
by Anchee Min
This is an epic story firmly in the mold of Anchee Min's Becoming Madame Mao. Based on copious research, this is a vivid portrait of a flawed yet utterly compelling woman who survived in a male world, a woman whose main struggle was not to hold on to power but to her own humanity. Richly detailed and completely gripping, Empress Orchid is a novel of high drama and lyricism and the first volume of a trilogy about the life of one of the most important women in history.
Beautiful Ghosts
by Eliot Pattison
A murder in a ruined monastery, an FBI agent on the trail of stolen art, a British relief worker, an American billionaire in cahoots with a Chinese minister, and a beautiful woman with a dual heritage are the key ingredients in this thrilling new addition to Eliot Pattison's fascinating series featuring former Beijing detective inspector Shan Tao Yun.
Living in China
In the Know in China : The Indispensable Guide to Working and Living in China
by Jennifer Phillips
In the Know in China helps you:
- Fit right in by understanding local manners, etiquette, and behaviors
- Navigate through everyday life with tips for the whole family
- Get an insider's perspective on the social and business environment
The book includes a FREE 60-minute CD with the key phrases you need to make a great impression.
China Bound: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC
by Anne F. Thurston, et al
A solid guide to scholarly life in China.
Living in China: A Guide to Teaching and Studying in China Including Taiwan
by Rebecca Weiner, Margaret Murphy, Albert Li
"His book contains information for students, teachers, or researchers planning a long-term stay in China or Taiwan. Candid assessments of qualities of schools are based on size, climate, salary, and benefits. Included is factual information foreigners may need for adjustment, cross-cultural awareness, personal needs, living conditions, etc." Library Journal
Politics & International Relations
China's Democratic Future: How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead
by Bruce Gilley
Bruce Gilley, a journalist with more than a decade's experience reporting for the Far Eastern Economic Review, predicts China will become a democratic society through an elite-led transformation rather than a popular-led overthrow. He explains how democracy in China will be very - Chinese,"even as it will also embody fundamental universal liberal features. "
China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy
(Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies)
by Peter Hays Gries
Through recent Chinese books and magazines, movies, television shows, posters, and cartoons, Peter Hays Gries, of the University of Colorado at Boulder, traces the emergence of China's new nationalism. Deeply rooted in narratives about past "humiliations" at the hands of the West and impassioned notions of Chinese identity, popular nationalism is now undermining the Communist Party's monopoly on political discourse, threatening the regime's stability.
Wild Grass : Three Stories of Change in Modern China
by IAN JOHNSON
"These three intimate case studies explore how China's recent reforms have opened avenues for dissent. Johnson portrays the upsurge of popular protests as the leading edge of an inchoate grassroots movement that will ultimately threaten Communist Party rule. He is skeptical about whether the Party can accommodate or co-opt expectations arising from a nascent legal system through which grievances are supposed to be channeled," says Publishers Weekly.
China's New Rulers: The Secret Files
by Andrew J. Nathan, Bruce Gilley
China's New Rulers, based on leaked secret Communist Party files that were compiled in choosing China's "Fourth Generatio" of leaders, offers an unprecedented glimpse into the most orderly transition in the history of the People's Republic. It reveals the backgrounds, characters, and visions for the future of the men who will rule China for the next five years, profiles other key figures in the party, government, and military, and provides new perspectives on Jiang Zemin's 13 years in power. This book is essential reading on the current regime in China.
The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means for the United States
by Ross Terrill
This book is a leading expert's brilliant analysis of how China will finally accept liberalism, and what that will mean for the United States. Ross Terrill addresses the key question: Is the People's Republic of China, whose polity is a hybrid of Chinese tradition and Western Marxism, willing to become a modern nation or does it insist on remaining an empire?
Society and Culture
Rhapsody in Red: How Western Classical Music Became Chinese
by Sheila Melvin, Jindong Cai
The Party and the Arty in China: The New Politics of Culture
by Richard Curt Kraus
"Arguing that cultural reform is a key aspect of political reform, Richard Kraus shows here that China's economic transformation has dramatically liberated the production and consumption of culture. In this original and provocative study, Kraus offers a political analysis of Chinese culture that includes all genres of art."
Chinese Society: Change, Conflict and Resistance
by Elizabeth J. Perry (Editor), Mark Selden (Editor)
Written by an interdisciplinary and international team of China scholars, this book offers an authoritative analysis of contemporary Chinese society, protest and resistance. It explores a wide range of social, political, and cultural strife that has accompanied China's contemporary reform effort; the state's attempt to channel and control it; and the tactical innovations of diverse resistance movements.
Chinese Business Etiquette: A Guide to Protocol, Manners, and Culture in the People's Republic of China
by Scott D. Seligman
Scott D. Seligman brings his considerable experience working and living in China to this revised and updated edition of his classic guide.
On Sacred Grounds: Culture, Society, Politics, and the Formation of the Cult of Confucius
(Harvard East Asian Monographs, No. 217)
by Thomas A. Wilson
China's Digital Dream: The Impact of the Internet on the Chinese Society
by Zhang Junhua, Martin Woesler
Travel & Tourism
Frommer's China: The 50 Most Memorable Trips, Third Edition
by J. D. Brown
A personal journey to the highlights of the Middle Kingdom from the Great Wall to the Great Buddha and everything you need to know to plan an adventure of your own.
Fodor's China, 3rd Edition : The Guide for All Budgets, Completely Updated, with Many Maps and Travel Tips
by Fodor's
In this completely up-to-date guide, Fodor's China gives you the inside track, showing you all the things to see and do from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. It shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges. The Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice.
National Geographic Traveler China
by Damian Harper
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
by Peter Hessler
Peter Hessler arrived in Fuling, a remote town in Sichuan province, as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that, much like China itself, is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be.
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