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Ehymns
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Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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Location: Shanghai, China
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Aug 24, 2007 - 01:01 AM |
 
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Hi, anybody here can recommend me good Chinese History books (in English - of course  )?
I'm going to have that class next semester, and I think I shall make some preparation before it... because it will be in Chinese...
Would be wonderful if you can mention where did you get it too (if you bought it in Shanghai).
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jany
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Nov 23, 2007 - 08:03 PM |
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Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
A Dream in Red Mansions (The Story of the Stone)
Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins
each one has four books, i think The Romance of the Three Kingdoms will suitable for you |
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ship
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Nov 23, 2007 - 08:17 PM |
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any way to ask the instructor for a reading list?
two off the top of my head -
Mao the Unknown Story by Chang and Halliday
The Search for Modern China by Jonathan Spence (actually he has several titles worth reading... ) |
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shanghaiceltic
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Location: Perth WA
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Nov 29, 2007 - 07:14 AM |
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Trouble is China has a blah blah blah million years of history...
What sort of period are you looking at?
For modern history read Jasper Becker's books 'The Chinese' and 'Hungry Ghosts'
Jun Chang's 'Wild Swans' gives many of the events from 1900 onwards. |
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