1949-1976

Chronicles the life of Chinese premier Zhou Enlai, the last Communist Party leader in China, focusing on his influence over the Chinese people and politics during his twenty-seven years in power.

Emily Wu recounts the nineteen years she spent growing up in the midst of China's chaotic Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, describing the changes her family went through and how they shaped her adult life.

Describes life in Peking, China, as experienced by the author who lived in the ancient city for two years before and after the 1948 Communist Revolution as an English teacher and husband of the daughter of a high Chinese official.

Explores the relationship between China and the United States during the 1970s and Richard Nixon's historic 1972 trip to China and meeting with Mao Tse-tung that opened the doors between the new nations.

An account of the victory of the Communist revolution in China and of the first four-and-a-half years of the government led by Mao Tse-tung.

Ting-Xing Ye recounts the brutality, horror, and desperation she and her family faced during the Chinese cultural revolution and reflects on how those events impacted every aspect of her life.

A biography of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, discussing the battles that helped shape him and reasons behind his popularity among his countrymen.

A history of China during the last three centuries, from the time Western nations began to play an important part in Chinese affairs.