China Modern History

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    • A Captivating Guide to Modern Chinese History
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 06-01-23
    • Language: English
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    • Let’s take a look at the past 120 years of Chinese history, from the country’s start as a backward, struggling empire in the late 19th century to a totalitarian communist superpower....

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    • From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower: A Retelling for Our Times
    • By: Linda Jaivin
    • Narrated by: Nancy Wu
    • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 11-30-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 46 ratings
    • From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics, and philosophy across the world for thousands of years....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Rana Mitter
    • Narrated by: Mike Cooper
    • Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 11-30-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • This Very Short Introduction audiobook offers the listener an entry to understanding the world's most populous nation, giving an integrated picture of modern Chinese society, culture, economy, politics, and art....

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    • My Story of China and America
    • By: Weijian Shan, Janet Yellen - foreword
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 04-17-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 146 ratings
    • Weijian Shan's Out of the Gobi is a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books on China of our time, one with the potential to re-shape how Americans view China, and how the Chinese view life in America....

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    • A Concise Introduction to Chinese History, Culture, Dynasties, Mythology, Great Achievements & More of the Oldest Living Civilization
    • By: History Brought Alive
    • Narrated by: R. E. Harter
    • Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 05-26-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • While there are many books that explore China’s history, public knowledge is still lacking....

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    • A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture
    • By: Annelise Heinz
    • Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
    • Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 06-21-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture illustrates how the spaces between tiles and the moments between games have fostered distinct social cultures in the United States....

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    • The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
    • By: Jung Chang
    • Narrated by: Jolene Kim
    • Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 429 ratings
    • Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age....

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    • How to Understand Chinese Ideology to Improve Foreign Policy and Relations with China
    • By: Eric Engle, Mao Zedong
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 19 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 10-17-24
    • Language: English
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    • The Mao Zedong Reader: How to Understand Chinese Ideology to Improve Foreign Policy and Relations with China Edited by Eric Engle For the first ...

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    • The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
    • By: Jonathan Kaufman
    • Narrated by: Joel Richards
    • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 06-02-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 618 ratings
    • An epic multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as 20th-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist....

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    • The Language Revolution That Made China Modern
    • By: Jing Tsu
    • Narrated by: Jing Tsu
    • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 01-18-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 70 ratings
    • After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened to leave them behind....

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    • Eric Liddell's Journey from Olympic Champion to Modern Martyr
    • By: Duncan Hamilton
    • Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
    • Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 05-10-16
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 380 ratings
    • The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWII....

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    • By: Hilda Hookham
    • Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
    • Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 10-07-08
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 141 ratings
    • From Confucius and Lao-Tzu to Sun Yatsen, Chang Kaishek and Mao Zedong, Chinese civilization unfolds here in this audiobook as a comprehensible and highly enjoyable summary....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Chinese History, Including Events Such as the First Emperor of China, the Mongol Conquests of Genghis Khan, the Opium Wars, and the Cultural Revolution
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
    • Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 09-18-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 40 ratings
    • The history of China is complex - perhaps, more complex than that of other nations. The ethnic groups that compose China go back to prehistoric times, and each group lent its own color to the enormous nation....

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    • One Man's Remarkable Odyssey through Modern-Day China
    • By: Nancy Pine
    • Narrated by: Nancy Wu
    • Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • This heart-wrenching story immerses listeners in the dramatic survival of one outspoken man who illuminates the souls of a billion ordinary Chinese citizens....

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    • China's History and Modern Foreign Relations
    • By: Christopher Ford
    • Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
    • Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 08-25-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • With an economy and population that dwarf most industrialized nations, China is emerging as a 21st century global superpower....

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    • The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
    • By: Jung Chang
    • Narrated by: Pik-sen Lim
    • Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 09-02-14
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • At the age of 16, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor’s numerous concubines....

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    • By: Adam Brown
    • Narrated by: Sarah Moore
    • Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 11-17-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
    • Have you ever wondered how China became the most populous and one of the most industrially active nations today? This audiobook will take you from Ancient China and imperial dynasties to communism and capitalism. Discover the rich history of this superpower....

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    • A Journey from the Banks of the Yellow River to a Modern Empire
    • By: Dominic Haynes
    • Narrated by: Jared Zak
    • Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
    • Release date: 08-12-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • Are you curious how a culture could survive from the Neolithic Era to the present day? Do you need a compact and entertaining outline of China’s massive history? The very name of China conjures up stunning historical images....

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