Valerie Hansen
The Open Empire presents a fresh approach to Chinese history in the premodern period, drawing on stunning evidence from recent archaeological finds and exciting currents in scholarship.More
Jonathan D. Spence
"Like everything else written by Jonathan Spence, The Chan's Great Continent is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in China. Spence is one of the greatest Sinologists of our time, and his work is both authoritative and highly readable." —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore
Bernard Lewis
"A powerful book. It combines the coolness of scholarship with conclusions that cannot fail to engage the passions."—Saul BellowMore
Jared Diamond
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.More
Jonathan D. Spence
Second Edition
Look no further for a comprehensive narrative of Chinese history from the fall of the Ming dynasty to the present.More
Pei-kai Cheng, Michael Lestz, Jonathan D. Spence
This collection of primary source documents--many translated into English for the first time and available only in this book--gather proclamations, treaties, laws, and other public acts with pieces reflecting everyday life, family, social networks, and culture.More
Lawrence E. Walsh
In its chilling and unsparing revelations, Firewall is the definitive account of the most dangerous breach of presidential authority since Watergate.More
Walter LaFeber
Winner of the Bancroft Prize.More
Andrew J. Nathan, Robert S. Ross
"A strong antidote to the growing sinophobia in the U.S."—Wall Street JournalMore
George Hicks
"The most extensive record available in English of the ugly story."—Elisabeth Rubinfein, New York NewsdayMore
Stephen Owen
Hailed as a groundbreaking text in Chinese Studies, An Anthology of Chinese Literature brings together representative works from the first millenium B.C. to the end of the imperial system in 1911.More
Phillip Lee Ralph, Robert E. Lerner, Standish Meacham, Et Al.
Ninth Edition / Volume(s): 1
Known for its balanced coverage, strong pedagogy, and thorough treatment of non-Western civilizations, World Civilizations remains a top choice at colleges and universities with over 400 adoptions in its eighth edition.More
Jonathan D. Spence
"A magnificent tapestry . . . a story that reaches beyond China into our world and time: a story of faith, hope, passion, and a fatal grandiosity."--Washington Post Book WorldMore
Nicholas Fraser, Marysa Navarro
The life that inspired Evita, the major motion picture starring Madonna.More
Robert E. Quirk
In this masterly biography, the prize-winning historian Robert E. Quirk paints a portrait of the charismatic leader who for more than three decades—and over eight American presidencies—managed to sustain a communist regime in the western hemisphere.
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