Books by Jim Carter
Jim Carter is the author of Hearts of Steel, an account of his great-grandfather’s career in the Royal Navy from 1918 to 1941. He is a pilot, part-owner of a Piper Cherokee, and he lives in Devon, England.
“It’s a creative reimagining of a city on the cusp—at a particular moment when war was ending one incarnation of the metropolis. Shanghai as the amazingly cosmopolitan and freewheeling place it had once been would never really recover, because it went from being occupied by Japan to being under authoritarian rule under the Nationalist Party and then under the Communist Party. It’s a re-creation of a lost world, of the hybridity and messiness and unfairness, as there was a dark side to it, that defined Shanghai for the period when it was divided and partly colonized—but never fully colonized.” Read more...
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Historian
Heart of Buddha, Heart of China
by Jim Carter
Tanxu is a man who, after an ordinary family life, went through a process of religious discovery which led him to become an itinerant monk. He also lived through many of the most important events of the 20th century.
Interviews with Jim Carter
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Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy
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Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta, 1942
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Destroyer Captain: Memoirs of the War at Sea, 1942-45
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How to Build an Aircraft Carrier: The Incredible Story of the Men and Women Who Brought Britain’s Biggest Warship to Life
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The Cruel Sea
by Nicholas Monsarrat
The best books on Warships, recommended by Jim Carter
The best books on Warships, recommended by Jim Carter
Life on board a warship entails physical danger, close-knit community, and an unusual combination of cutting-edge technology and generations-old tradition. We asked Jim Carter, the author of Hearts of Steel, to recommend five of the best books on warships—from military history to naval biography.
Interviews where books by Jim Carter were recommended
Chinese Life Stories, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Historian and Sinologist Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor, History at UC Irvine, says that to get a real sense of China you need to focus on individuals and their stories. Here he chooses five books that draw on the country’s long tradition of biographical writing.
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Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong
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Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang
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Forbidden Memory: Tibet during the Cultural Revolution
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Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital's Center
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Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
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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.
