china

Explores genocide and persecution in the People's Republic of China, including the historical/cultural background of events from the rise of the communist People's Republic of China in 1949 to the present.

Presents thirteen primary documents and interpretive essays on the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, and includes a bibliography and an introduction providing an overview and context for the event.

Discusses the history, conflict, people, and changes through modern day China.

A collection of essays about China in the 1990s, surveying the country's history; considering issues of the economy, demography, and environment; analyzing U.S. relations with China; examining human rights; and looking at cultural trends.

An illustrated exploration of the mythology, art, religion, civilization, and customs of ancient China.

Jennifer 8 Lee chronicles her journey around the world and across the country as she attempts to understand Chinese food and its allure.

Presents a memoir of Chinese food culture recalled by Fuchsia Dunlop, the first Westerner to be trained at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine, China's leading cooking school.

Sara Bongiorni recounts her family's year-long boycott of Chinese products, describing what she learned about how easy, or difficult, it could be to live without China, which is the world's fastest growing economy.

The story of a Chinese peasant and his passionate, dogged accumulation of land during famine, drought, and revolution.

Presents a memoir in which basketball star Yao Ming recalls his childhood and family in Shanghai, his early love for the game, his success in China, his move to Houston to play in the National Basketball League, and the adjustments he had to make to life and fame in the U.S.