Best books about modern China History, Culture and Politics

A Listmania! list by Dr. K. Brown (London, UK)
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Great Leap Forward: Harvard Design School Project on the City (Taschen specials)
1.  Great Leap Forward: Harvard Design School Project on the City (Taschen specials) by Rem Koolhaas
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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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The Burning Forest: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics
2.  The Burning Forest: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics by Simon Leys
The list author says:
  "Wonderfully witty, a take on China immediately Post Mao, and still a good starting point for centering oneself now"
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The Chinese Box (China Coast Trilogy 2)
3.  The Chinese Box (China Coast Trilogy 2) by Christopher New
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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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China Shakes The World: The Rise of a Hungry Nation
4.  China Shakes The World: The Rise of a Hungry Nation by James Kynge
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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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China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy
5.  China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy by Minxin Pei
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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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China at the Crossroads
6.  China at the Crossroads by Peter Nolan
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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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Chinese Politics in the Hu Jintao Era: New Leaders, New Challenges (East Gate Books)
7.  Chinese Politics in the Hu Jintao Era: New Leaders, New Challenges (East Gate Books) by Willy Wo-Lap Lam
The list author says:
  "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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Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century
8.  Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century by Jonathan Fenby
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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."
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Dr. K. Brown (London, UK)
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Qualifications: Director, Strategic China, Associate Fellow, Chatham House
Last updated: 07/06/2007
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