Better understand today’s China with this entertaining guide to its history. Ideal for business persons who want to raise their China games, students who seek deeper cultural connections, and travelers in search of valuable insights. "You'll enjoy yourself so much you might not realize how much you're learning." — Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford "This is the history book for people that didn't know they love history!” — Yue-Sai Kan, Chinese American television host and producer "A delightful romp through 5,000 years of Chinese history." — Andrew Browne, China columnist, The Wall Street Journal "A clean, clear line to the main developments in China's history... entertaining and enlightening.” — James Fallows, The Atlantic "Those who want to understand China can now do it with ease." — Jesse Wu, International Vice President, Johnson & Johnson "Makes five millenniums of Chinese civilization accessible to readers of all levels.” — James B. Heimowitz, President, China Institute "Stewart and Zhumin both entertain and inform as storytellers." — Brantley Turner, American Principal, Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School "An exciting tour through a long, varied and fascinating history." — James Uden, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Boston University "Both informative and fun; a masterstroke!" — Bruno Lannes, Partner at a well-known consulting company in China The authors encourage you to discover the historians, philosophers and thinkers whose works significantly influenced History Flashback: Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation Alec Ash, Wish Lanterns Daniel Bell, China’s New Confucianism Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy Patricia Buckley Ebrey, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman, China: A New History James Fallows, China Airborne Jonathan Fenby, The Penguin History of Modern China Feng Youlan (Fung Yu-lan), A Short History of Chinese Philosophy Eric Fish, China’s Millennials Howard French, Everything Under the Heavens Peter Hessler, Oracle Bones Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Philip J. Ivanhoe, The Daodejing of Laozi Jung Chang, Empress Dowager Cixi Henry Kissenger, On China Damien Ma and William Adams, In Line Behind a Billion People Victor H. Mair, The Art of War Michael Meyer, The Last Days of Old Beijing Rana Mitter, Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937–1945 Evan Osnos, Age of Ambition Henry M Paulson, Dealing with China John Pomfret, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom Orville Schell and John Delury, Wealth and Power Rob Schmitz, Street of Eternal Happiness David Shambaugh, China Goes Global Jonathan Spence, The Search for Modern China Edward Tse, China’s Disruptors: How Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent are Changing the Rules of Business Ezra Vogel, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China Jeffrey Wasserstrom, China in the 21st Century Burton Watson, Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historian Odd Arne Westad, Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750 Xinran, The Good Women of China China Simplified hopes you enjoy History Flashback!