Understanding Modern Asian History
Explore the best books on modern Asian history to deepen your understanding of key events, cultures, and transformations across Asia. Discover expert-recommended reads today.
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Wild Swans
by Jung Chang
Memoir of three Chinese women, Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother in twentieth-century China.
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The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang
Attempts to analyze the degree to which the Japanese imperial government and its militaristic culture fostered in the Japanese soldier a total disregard for human life.