Auteur: J. A. G. Roberts

The history of the Western encounter with Chinese cuisine in China, and the spread of Chinese food to the West in modern times. …

Imagine that you found 'dragon bones' once used to predict the future, or wrote a poem in the Book of Songs, or uncovered the terracotta army guarding the tomb of the First Emperor. Read mo …

This absorbing history of China from earliest times to the present covers the country’s complex political and economic structures and culture in a concise yet nuanced manner. The third edition has be …