The Silk Roads
by Peter Frankopan | 
China's Wings
by Gregory Crouch | 
The Chinese in America
by Iris Chang | 
Where China Meets India
by Thant Myint-U | 
Beirut
by Samir Kassir | 
A Modern History of Japan
by Andrew Gordon | 
The Gate of Heavenly Peace
by Jonathan D. Spence | 
Wild Grass
by Ian Johnson | 
All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To
by Stuart Laycock | 
The Long March
by Sun Shuyun | 
For All the Tea in China
by Sarah Rose | 
The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation
by John M. Hobson | 
Treason by the Book
by Jonathan D. Spence | 
Empires of the Silk Road
by Christopher I. Beckwith | 
The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China
by David J. Silbey | 
The Island of Seven Cities
by Paul Chiasson | 
Beasts, Men and Gods
by Ferdinand Ossendowski | 
The Terracotta Army
by John Man | 
A Short History of Asia
by Colin Mason | 
American Chinatown
by Bonnie Tsui |
This narrative history of China takes in everything from the earliest times to the present day. The book is informed by a wide knowledge of the Asian context and an approach devoid of Euro-centric bias. The book also examines the many non-Chinese elements in China's history, such as the impact of Buddhism, foreign trade, etc.