Five Good Short Books on China

Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine and author, most recently, of China's Brave New World — And Other Tales for Global Times.

Not so long ago he published an article in Outlook India about preparing for the forthcoming Beijing Games ... with a reading program.

Now he's come up with a list of "Five Good Short Books on China: A Guide for Readers with Limited Attention Spans."

One title to make the list:

The State of China Atlas

Cultural studies specialist Stephanie Donald and political scientist Robert Benewick’s map-filled and graph-packed overview of a wide range of features of contemporary Chinese society — a nice 128 page primer on what’s been going on in the PRC since Mao’s death.

Read about the other books on Wasserstrom's list.

The Page 69 Test: China's Brave New World.

--Marshal Zeringue