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Food Cultures of China: Recipes, Customs, and Issues

Highly recommended for readers interested in learning more about Chinese cuisine and its history. This riveting work will enthrall foodies.

The Shortest History of India: From the World’s Oldest Civilization to Its Largest Democracy—A Retelling for Our Times

Essential for anyone interested in an introductory overview of India’s long history. Readers seeking 17th-century English accounts of India’s Mughal Empire may want to also consider Nandini Das’s Courting India.
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Koreatown Dreaming: Stories & Portraits of Korean Immigrant Life

Recommended for anyone interested in the experiences of Korean Americans. For a more detailed exploration of the topic, consider Koreatown, Los Angeles: Immigration, Race, and the “American Dream” by Shelley Sang-Hee Lee.
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The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University

Highly recommended for anyone interested in academia in present-day China. Readers interested in memoirs about life in contemporary China should also consider Cai Chongda’s Vessel.
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Courting India: Seventeenth-Century England, Mughal India, and the Origins of Empire

Essential for those interested in the history of colonialism, specifically the relationship depicted in this book.

The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China

Highly recommended for any reader interested in 20th-century Chinese history, especially the Warlord Era of 1916–28.

Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians

This enthralling story is highly recommended for readers specifically interested in the fall of Saigon or in memoirs generally.
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Cultures Colliding: American Missionaries, Chinese Resistance, and the Rise of Modern Institutions in China

This thoroughly researched work is highly recommended for readers interested in the history of Christian missions to China. The inclusion of biographical information for many of the people involved enhances the text.
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Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race To Save the Treasures of China’s Forbidden City

Highly recommended for anyone interested in mid-20th century China in specific, or art history in general.
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