Best books about modern China History, Culture and Politics

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	"Most imaginative and innovative book about modern China, from a totally new perspective - the organisation of China's urban space"

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	"Wonderfully witty, a take on China immediately Post Mao, and still a good starting point for centering oneself now"

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	"Perhaps the only novel about China by a foreigner to capture the experience of engaging with the challanges and paradoxes of contemporary China"

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	"A good practical account of the impact of China's economic growth on Chinese, and the world. The case stufy of Lifan is particularly interesting"

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	"An account by a Chinese economist of the position China is currently in - the world's first rich-poor country"

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	"Provocative look at the challenges facing China at the opening of the 21st century, Anything by Nolan is worth looking at - one of the few writers who uses a good evidence base to write about China."

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	"A bang up to date account of China's new leadership, by one of the most experienced commentators on modern China"

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	"I would suggest this! But it contains a personal perspective on what are the unique contradictions of China in the modern period, and how we have to engage."