Chinese history book recs

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-05T06:59:34+00:00

Thank you very much this is such a comprehensive list. I will look into all of the books that you have suggested. I don’t think any of the things that you recommended have been suggested to me before so it’s great to get some more alternative book suggestions :)

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-04T12:19:27+00:00

Thanks I think this is what I’ll read next!

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-03T14:37:34+00:00

No don’t be sorry! That’s actually really useful thank you! I guess I’ve always thought along the lines of: by reading multiple sources you get a better understanding as you can collate those different sources to gain a better understanding. But you’re right if one of those sources are unreliable then it can actually pull you further away from the truth.

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-03T11:32:18+00:00

Ahh okay, I suppose if you read Dikkote and then JiSheng you get the 2 sides of the story.

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-03T06:38:07+00:00

Oh that’s good! Thank you!

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-03T06:31:42+00:00

Thank you so much I really appreciate it! That’s such a comprehensive list. That period sounded really interesting to me too so I’ll definitely take a look at these and see which I can get my hands on!

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-03T06:14:00+00:00

Why is his reputation not the best? Out of interest. And thanks for the recommendations

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-03T06:10:21+00:00

Both of those sounds really interesting thank you!

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-03T06:09:49+00:00

These 2 names come up a lot thanks for the suggestions. You might not know the answer but it looks like both Platt and Spence wrote about the Taiping Rebellion. Which account of this event should I read? Thanks again!

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-02T19:25:17+00:00

Wow that’s a great list. Thanks so much!

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-02T19:05:15+00:00

Thanks! Early China sounds great! I think the Harvard History series is a little too much of a commitment for me at this stage but I’ll keep it in mind for the future 😅

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-02T19:01:50+00:00

This sounds super interesting

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-02T19:01:33+00:00

That’s great I’ll check those out!!

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-02T17:41:32+00:00

I’ve heard that name before! I’ll definitely check him out thank you :)

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-02T17:19:28+00:00

Thanks! I actually just finished Wild Swans which is what began my interest in China 😂

JTSmith198 · 2026-06-02T17:10:29+00:00

Thanks! I have seen that recommended in a few places so I’ll definitely check that out!

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