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Little green Little green Chun Yu I was born in a small city near the East Sea, when the Great Cultural Revolution began. My name is Little Green, my country Zhong Guo, the Middle Kingdom. When I was ten years old, our leader had die… OL12367409W
Marco Polo Marco Polo Elizabeth Levy Recounts highlights of the famous Venetian traveler's twenty-four year sojourn in china. OL15219115W
The Party The Party Richard McGregor An eye-opening investigation into China's Communist Party and its integral role in the country's rise as a global superpower and rival of the United States. OL15424992W
China China Bee Ling Lim "An overview of the history, geography, government, economy, language, people, and culture of China. Includes numerous color photos, a detailed map, useful facts, and detailed resource section"--Prov… OL16484030W
The Cambridge history of China The Cambridge history of China John King Fairbank International scholars and sinologists discuss culture, economic growth, social change, political processes, and foreign influences in China since the earliest pre-dynastic period. OL16918434W
The Red Book of Chinese Martyrs The Red Book of Chinese Martyrs Gerolamo Fazzini This powerful book presents documents on a span of time that begins with the war between the Communists and Chinese Nationalists in the mid 1940's and continues until 1983, shortly before the phrase … OL17364727W
China's Long March China's Long March Jean Fritz Describes the events of the 6,000 mile march undertaken by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers as they retreated before the forces of Chiang Kai-shek. OL1931421W
Leaving China Leaving China James McMullan Illustrator James McMullan discusses how his early childhood in China and his wartime journeys with his mother influenced his life and career. This memoir, presented in paintings and words by intern… OL19710071W
Comics art in China Comics art in China John A. Lent "The definitive book about cartoons, picture books, comics, and animation in mainland China"-- OL19723865W
Where Is the Great Wall? Where Is the Great Wall? Patricia Demuth More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies. It was a wall that kept… OL19994223W
The hundred-year marathon The hundred-year marathon Michael Pillsbury "For more than forty years, the United States has reached out to China, helping it develop a booming economy and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that there is little to fear--and eve… OL19994559W
Technology in Ancient China Technology in Ancient China Charlie Samuels The ingenuity of China has been evident in their technology for thousands of years. People in ancient China are responsible for many significant breakthroughs, including gunpowder, paper, and the com… OL20018698W
The totally gross history of ancient China The totally gross history of ancient China Jennifer Culp A unique overview of the fashion and dress, diet, hygiene, medicine, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Chinese. This entertaining yet informative book details practices that may seem peculia… OL20033885W
Red Scarf Girl Red Scarf Girl Ji-li Jiang An outstanding student and much admired leader of her class, Ji-Li Jiang was poised for a shining future in the Communist party until the Cultural Revolution of 1966. Told with simplicity, innocence … OL2632461W
Mao vs. Chiang Mao vs. Chiang Robert S. Elegant Traces the events of the twenty-four year struggle for power between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-tung and their influence on the destiny of China. OL3352305W
Stilwell and the American experience in China 1911–1945 Stilwell and the American experience in China 1911–1945 Barbara Wertheim Tuchman **Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45** is a work of history written by Barbara W. Tuchman and published in 1971 by Macmillan Publishers. It won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for General… OL3378543W
Song full of tears Song full of tears R. Keith Schoppa "Combining evocative historical description and cogent analysis, Song Full of Tears is a chronicle of nine hundred years of life in southeast China. It reveals the workings of Chinese society in time… OL3488486W
Making transcendents Making transcendents Robert Ford Campany "By the middle of the third century B. CE. in China there were individuals who sought to become transcendents (xian) - deathless, godlike beings endowed with supernormal powers. The search for transc… OL3524778W
The Chinese Neolithic The Chinese Neolithic Liu, Li This book studies the formation of complex societies in prehistoric China during the Neolithic and early state periods, ca. 7000-1500 BC. Archaeological materials are interpreted through anthropologi… OL4152840W
The Great Wall The Great Wall Elizabeth Mann Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it. OL500241W
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