Books by Holmes Chan (editor)
“It’s just a moving book to me. It’s beautifully written. It’s made up of personal essays by journalists…Most of the essays are by Hong Kongers. There is one by a mainland journalist who has been living in Hong Kong and writes anonymously. There’s one chapter by a journalist from Taiwan. It’s a very small book, almost pamphlet-like.” Read more...
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Historian
Interviews where books by Holmes Chan (editor) were recommended
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Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong
by Holmes Chan (editor) -
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Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang
by James Millward -
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Forbidden Memory: Tibet during the Cultural Revolution
by Susan Chen (translator) & Tsering Woeser -
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Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital's Center
by Harriet Evans -
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Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
by Jim Carter -
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American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
Best China Books of 2020, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Best China Books of 2020, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
All eyes are on China as it occupies an increasingly important role on the world stage and its economic growth continues to barrel on. But behind the Chinese Communist Party’s apparent competence lies a deep insecurity about its relationship with its own citizens, particularly those who question its right to rule them. American historian and Sinologist Jeffrey Wasserstrom picks the best books of 2020 on China.
The Best Books on the Hong Kong Protests, recommended by Ben Bland
Around the world people have followed the standoff in Hong Kong with apprehension, as local protestors have taken on the might of China’s powerful Communist Party. Here Ben Bland, author of Generation HK and Director at Australian think tank the Lowy Institute, talks us through books to better understand what’s been going on these past few years and what’s at stake for Hong Kong’s citizens and activists.
