Rising Star to Red Roulette Here is what you need to read on China – ThePrint

On popular demand, heres a shortlist of books on China that can help you to understand the country. The list isnt exhaustive, and there are plenty of other great books about China out there.

The list also includes some books on Tibet.

Governing China: From Revolution to Reformby Ken Lieberthal

The Third Revolution; Xi Jingping and the New Chinese Stateby Elizabeth C. Economy

Chinas Futureby David Shambaugh

Politics in China: An Introductionby William Joseph

Internationalizing Chinaby David Zweig

Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of Chinaby Ezra Vogel

The Chinese Economyby Barry Naughton

The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China? by Susan Shirk

Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflationby Victor Shih

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Chinas Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalismby Rana Mitter

The Cambridge History of China (volumes)by John Fairbank

Great State: China and the Worldby Timothy Brook

Wealth and Power: Chinas Long March to the Twenty-first Centuryby Orville Schelle and John Delury

The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947by Tsering Shakya

Zhang, Y. and Buzan, B. (2012). The Tributary System as International Society in Theory and Practice.The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 5(1), pp.336.

Active Defense: Chinas Military Strategy Since 1949by Taylor Fravel

Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in Chinas TerritorialDisputes by Taylor Fravel

Junbo, Z. and Yunzhu, Y. (1996). Differences between traditional Chinese and Western military thinking and their philosophical roots.Journal of Contemporary China, 5(12), pp.209221.

Scobell, A. (2012). Learning to Rise Peacefully? China and the security dilemma.Journal of Contemporary China, 21(76), pp.713721.

Mastro, O.S. (2018). In the Shadow of the Thucydides Trap: International Relations Theory and the Prospects for Peace in U.S.-China Relations.Journal of Chinese Political Science, 24(1), pp.2545.

China Goes Global: The Partial Powerby David Shambaugh

Yan, X. (2014). From Keeping a Low Profile to Striving for Achievement.The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 7(2), pp.153184.

Chinas Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacyby Peter Martin

Rising star: Chinas new security diplomacyby Bates Gill

Feng, H., He, K. and Xuetong, Y. (2020).CHINESE SCHOLARS AND FOREIGN POLICY: Debating International Relations.Oxford: Routledge.

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India Versus China: Why They are Not Friendsby Kanti Bajpai

Indias China Challengeby Ananth Krishnan

The Fractured Himalaya: India Tibet China 1949-1962by Nirupama Rao

India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Presentby Shivshankar Menon

Powershift: India-China Relations in a Multipolar Worldby Zorawar Daulet Singh

Fateful Triangle: How China Shaped USIndia Relationsby Tanvi Madan

On Chinaby Henry Kissinger

The Long Game: Chinas Grand Strategy to Displace American Orderby Rush Doshi

Two Kinds of Timeby Graham Peck

Mearsheimer, J. (2010). The Gathering Storm: Chinas Challenge to U.S. Power in Asia.The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 3(4), pp.381396.

Fardella, E. (2009). The Sino-American Normalization: A Reassessment. Diplomatic History, 33(4), pp.545578.

Red Roulette: An Insiders Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Todays Chinaby Desmond Shum

Land of Big Numbersby Te-Ping Chen

Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century Chinaby Jung Chang

The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionageby Mara Hvistendahl

Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Townby Barbara Demick

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Thisbook list was originally published on Aadil Brars newsletter Asia Communique.

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