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Hi everyone,

I wrote a general-reader history book called Understanding China: From the Warring States to the End of Empire.

It is not a full dynasty-by-dynasty survey. The book follows one question: why did order so often feel like survival in Chinese history?

The book covers the Warring States, Legalism, Qin and Han institutions, family order, relationships and face, examinations, bureaucracy, the Late Qing crisis, and the end of empire in 1912.

I wrote it especially for readers who are interested in Chinese history but do not already have a mental map of the dynasties, names, and institutions.

I’d be grateful for feedback from history readers, especially on whether this kind of framing works for non-specialists.

Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY5F34R5

Disclosure: I’m the author.