In the non-periodical category, we have several recommendations. Unlike the periodicals, these books are not focused on current economic conditions or events, but provide a useful background to understanding the influences that affect today’s China.
Stilwell and the American Experience in China is a Pulitzer-prize-winning narrative by the late popular historian Barbara Tuchman. It describes American efforts in the Burma/China/India military theatre around and during the WWII era. The “Stilwell” of the book title was General Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell, a brilliant but abrasive Chinese-speaking American who hated pretense but dutifully aided the Nationalists in their failed efforts to take control of China. The Nationalists retreated to Formosa, now known as Taiwan, which has been in conflict with mainland Communist China to the present day. Also from Barbara Tuchman is Notes from China, which arose from the author’s visits there.
The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress, by Andrew J. Nathan and Robert Ross, is about 250 pages in large-format paperback. It is a very readable description of China’s search for security, and was described by The Wall Street Journal as “A strong antidote to the growing Sinophobia in the U.S.”
China, a New History, by John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman, is about 450 pages in large-format paperback. It is a cross between an academic and a popular work, and it delves deep into China’s history. It is not light reading, but worthwhile if you’ve gone through the other sources of your choice and are ready for a challenge.
P.S.—Don’t forget to check out our website and those of our sister publications, Injection Molding Magazine and Modern Plastics, for China-related coverage: www.pma-magazine.com, www.immnet.com, and www.modplas.com.
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