Joshua Wallace

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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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The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China

Highly recommended for all students of the Scythians and Classical Persia or China. A similar work that focuses on the archeological evidence left by the Scythians is Barry Cunliffe’s The Scythians.

The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II

This riveting read is essential for anyone interested in World War II or the history of the Soviet Union.
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The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power

This approachable book is recommended for readers interested in thought-provoking works on international relations and current affairs.
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