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The Indispensable Enemy
by Alexander Saxton • 1971
Capitalism was the threat, but the Chinese were the target. How white labor chose its enemy.
3.88
42
The Indispensable Enemy Summary
The Indispensable Enemy 90%
Capitalism was the threat, but the Chinese were the target. How white labor chose its enemy.
by Alexander Saxton 1971
3.88
42 ratings
Mao's America
by Xi Van Fleet • 2023
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
4.42
560
Mao's America Summary
Mao's America 89%
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
by Xi Van Fleet 2023
4.42
560 ratings
River Town
by Peter Hessler • 2001
Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.
4.28
14k+
River Town Summary
River Town 88%
Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.
by Peter Hessler 2001
4.28
14k+ ratings
Hidden Hand
by Clive Hamilton • 2020
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
3.85
806
Hidden Hand Summary
Hidden Hand 88%
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
by Clive Hamilton 2020
3.85
806 ratings
The Coming China Wars
by Peter Navarro • 2006
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
3.32
222
The Coming China Wars Summary
The Coming China Wars 88%
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
by Peter Navarro 2006
3.32
222 ratings
The Barefoot Lawyer
by Chen Guangcheng • 2013
Blind and under house arrest, he crawled seven hours through Chinese fields to escape.
4.29
450
The Barefoot Lawyer Summary
The Barefoot Lawyer 88%
Blind and under house arrest, he crawled seven hours through Chinese fields to escape.
by Chen Guangcheng 2013
4.29
450 ratings
The Third Revolution
by Elizabeth C. Economy • 2018
Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.
3.75
1k+
The Third Revolution Summary
The Third Revolution 88%
Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.
by Elizabeth C. Economy 2018
3.75
1k+ ratings
Has the West Lost It?
by Kishore Mahbubani • 2018
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
3.70
984
Has the West Lost It? Summary
Has the West Lost It? 88%
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
by Kishore Mahbubani 2018
3.70
984 ratings
Orphan Bachelors
by Fae Myenne Ng • 2023
One family, one false name, and the century of silence the Chinese Exclusion Act demanded.
3.91
238
Orphan Bachelors Summary
Orphan Bachelors 88%
One family, one false name, and the century of silence the Chinese Exclusion Act demanded.
by Fae Myenne Ng 2023
3.91
238 ratings
The Great Wall
by Julia Lovell • 1981
The Great Wall was many walls, built for conquest as much as defense, and it failed.
3.46
344
The Great Wall Summary
The Great Wall 88%
The Great Wall was many walls, built for conquest as much as defense, and it failed.
by Julia Lovell 1981
3.46
344 ratings
America's Greatest Challenge
by Newt Gingrich • 2019
China built a Leninist police state, not a trading partner. America is losing a fight it won't name.
4.22
269
America's Greatest Challenge Summary
America's Greatest Challenge 88%
China built a Leninist police state, not a trading partner. America is losing a fight it won't name.
by Newt Gingrich 2019
4.22
269 ratings
China After Mao
by Frank Dikötter • 2022
Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.
3.91
1k+
China After Mao Summary
China After Mao 88%
Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.
by Frank Dikötter 2022
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Perfect Police State
by Geoffrey Cain • 2021
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
4.23
1k+
The Perfect Police State Summary
The Perfect Police State 88%
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
by Geoffrey Cain 2021
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Making of Asian America
by Erika Lee • 2015
Asian American history begins with Spanish galleons in Mexico, a century before the Gold Rush.
4.32
3k+
The Making of Asian America Summary
The Making of Asian America 88%
Asian American history begins with Spanish galleons in Mexico, a century before the Gold Rush.
by Erika Lee 2015
4.32
3k+ ratings
Red Scarf Girl
by Ji-li Jiang • 1997
A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.
3.80
18k+
Red Scarf Girl Summary
Red Scarf Girl 88%
A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.
by Ji-li Jiang 1997
3.80
18k+ ratings
Red Roulette
by Desmond Shum • 2021
From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.
3.91
6k+
Red Roulette Summary
Red Roulette 88%
From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.
by Desmond Shum 2021
3.91
6k+ ratings
The Good Immigrant
by Nikesh Shukla • 2019
Twenty-six writers on the price of conditional belonging in America.
4.24
2k+
The Good Immigrant Summary
The Good Immigrant 88%
Twenty-six writers on the price of conditional belonging in America.
by Nikesh Shukla 2019
4.24
2k+ ratings
Censored
by Margaret E. Roberts • 2018
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
4.18
123
Censored Summary
Censored 88%
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
by Margaret E. Roberts 2018
4.18
123 ratings
The Shortest History of China
by Linda Jaivin • 2021
Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.
3.94
3k+
The Shortest History of China Summary
The Shortest History of China 88%
Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.
by Linda Jaivin 2021
3.94
3k+ ratings
The Long Game
by Rush Doshi • 2021
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
4.03
1k+
The Long Game Summary
The Long Game 88%
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
by Rush Doshi 2021
4.03
1k+ ratings
The New Silk Roads
by Peter Frankopan • 2018
Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.
3.57
8k+
The New Silk Roads Summary
The New Silk Roads 88%
Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.
by Peter Frankopan 2018
3.57
8k+ ratings
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
by Steve Tsang • 2024
Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.
4.09
172
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping Summary
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping 88%
Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.
by Steve Tsang 2024
4.09
172 ratings
We Were Dreamers
by Simu Liu • 2022
Fired from accounting, he answered a Craigslist ad for Asian extras. Today he's Shang-Chi.
4.33
31k+
We Were Dreamers Summary
We Were Dreamers 88%
Fired from accounting, he answered a Craigslist ad for Asian extras. Today he's Shang-Chi.
by Simu Liu 2022
4.33
31k+ ratings
The China Model
by Daniel A. Bell • 2015
Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.
3.60
290
The China Model Summary
The China Model 87%
Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.
by Daniel A. Bell 2015
3.60
290 ratings
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?
by Yong Zhao • 2014
China's schools ace tests and kill creativity. Western reformers now race to import the same trade.
3.94
203
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Summary
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? 87%
China's schools ace tests and kill creativity. Western reformers now race to import the same trade.
by Yong Zhao 2014
3.94
203 ratings
World on the Brink
by Dmitri Alperovitch • 2024
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
4.20
832
World on the Brink Summary
World on the Brink 87%
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
by Dmitri Alperovitch 2024
4.20
832 ratings
Making Americans
by Desmond King • 2000
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
3.17
12
Making Americans Summary
Making Americans 87%
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
by Desmond King 2000
3.17
12 ratings
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy
by Kishore Mahbubani • 2020
A rivalry so intense it feels inevitable, yet so self-defeating it remains avoidable.
4.07
2k+
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy Summary
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy 87%
A rivalry so intense it feels inevitable, yet so self-defeating it remains avoidable.
by Kishore Mahbubani 2020
4.07
2k+ ratings
Chinese Cinderella
by Adeline Yen Mah • 1999
Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.
4.08
42k+
Chinese Cinderella Summary
Chinese Cinderella 87%
Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.
by Adeline Yen Mah 1999
4.08
42k+ ratings
The Last Kings of Shanghai
by Jonathan Kaufman • 2020
Opium, war, and revolution: how two Jewish families built modern China, then lost it.
4.27
5k+
The Last Kings of Shanghai Summary
The Last Kings of Shanghai 87%
Opium, war, and revolution: how two Jewish families built modern China, then lost it.
by Jonathan Kaufman 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
Wealth and Power
by Orville Schell • 2013
Modern China's one obsession: reclaiming power after humiliation, even when freedom was the cost.
4.23
1k+
Wealth and Power Summary
Wealth and Power 87%
Modern China's one obsession: reclaiming power after humiliation, even when freedom was the cost.
by Orville Schell 2013
4.23
1k+ ratings
White Borders
by Reece Jones • 2021
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
4.20
140
White Borders Summary
White Borders 87%
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
by Reece Jones 2021
4.20
140 ratings
The Guarded Gate
by Daniel Okrent • 2019
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
4.05
896
The Guarded Gate Summary
The Guarded Gate 87%
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
by Daniel Okrent 2019
4.05
896 ratings
I Stand Corrected
by Eden Collinsworth • 2014
When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.
3.20
188
I Stand Corrected Summary
I Stand Corrected 87%
When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.
by Eden Collinsworth 2014
3.20
188 ratings
Dreaming in Chinese
by Deborah Fallows • 2010
Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.
3.63
2k+
Dreaming in Chinese Summary
Dreaming in Chinese 87%
Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.
by Deborah Fallows 2010
3.63
2k+ ratings
Asia's Cauldron
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2014
One sea, half the world's trade, six rival claims: the old Pacific order is over.
3.95
3k+
Asia's Cauldron Summary
Asia's Cauldron 87%
One sea, half the world's trade, six rival claims: the old Pacific order is over.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2014
3.95
3k+ ratings
Made in China
by Anna Qu • 2021
At fourteen, she worked her parents' sweatshop. What the CPS file revealed decades later was worse.
3.85
3k+
Made in China Summary
Made in China 87%
At fourteen, she worked her parents' sweatshop. What the CPS file revealed decades later was worse.
by Anna Qu 2021
3.85
3k+ ratings
A Different Mirror
by Ronald Takaki • 1993
The standard American story is a white invention. The real one includes the people it erased.
4.18
5k+
A Different Mirror Summary
A Different Mirror 87%
The standard American story is a white invention. The real one includes the people it erased.
by Ronald Takaki 1993
4.18
5k+ ratings
Mexifornia
by Victor Davis Hanson • 2003
California's crisis: what cheap labor, open borders, and multicultural denial produce.
3.93
760
Mexifornia Summary
Mexifornia 87%
California's crisis: what cheap labor, open borders, and multicultural denial produce.
by Victor Davis Hanson 2003
3.93
760 ratings
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 87%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
Impounded
by Linda Gordon • 2006
Dorothea Lange's internment photos were impounded: they showed the humanity the government denied.
4.28
393
Impounded Summary
Impounded 87%
Dorothea Lange's internment photos were impounded: they showed the humanity the government denied.
by Linda Gordon 2006
4.28
393 ratings
Red Dawn Over China
by Frank Dikötter • 2026
China never wanted communism. A marginal Soviet proxy conquered it through terror and deceit.
3.82
153
Red Dawn Over China Summary
Red Dawn Over China 87%
China never wanted communism. A marginal Soviet proxy conquered it through terror and deceit.
by Frank Dikötter 2026
3.82
153 ratings
An Inconvenient Minority
by Kenny Xu • 2021
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
3.95
282
An Inconvenient Minority Summary
An Inconvenient Minority 87%
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
by Kenny Xu 2021
3.95
282 ratings
Crouching Tiger
by Peter Navarro • 2015
China's military buildup is a calculated plan to dominate Asia and choke off American power.
4.04
219
Crouching Tiger Summary
Crouching Tiger 87%
China's military buildup is a calculated plan to dominate Asia and choke off American power.
by Peter Navarro 2015
4.04
219 ratings
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng • 1986
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
4.33
14k+
Life and Death in Shanghai Summary
Life and Death in Shanghai 87%
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
by Nien Cheng 1986
4.33
14k+ ratings
Grave New World
by Stephen D. King • 2017
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
3.66
227
Grave New World Summary
Grave New World 87%
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
by Stephen D. King 2017
3.66
227 ratings
From Rebel to Ruler
by Tony Saich • 2021
Its ideology should have killed it, but the party survived by stealing ancient imperial habits.
3.83
119
From Rebel to Ruler Summary
From Rebel to Ruler 87%
Its ideology should have killed it, but the party survived by stealing ancient imperial habits.
by Tony Saich 2021
3.83
119 ratings
Breakneck
by Dan Wang • 2025
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
4.09
11k+
Breakneck Summary
Breakneck 87%
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
by Dan Wang 2025
4.09
11k+ ratings
What Really Happened in Wuhan
by Sharri Markson • 2021
A Wuhan lab studying bat viruses had sick workers in November; then the pandemic began.
4.19
1k+
What Really Happened in Wuhan Summary
What Really Happened in Wuhan 87%
A Wuhan lab studying bat viruses had sick workers in November; then the pandemic began.
by Sharri Markson 2021
4.19
1k+ ratings
China's Economy
by Arthur R. Kroeber • 2016
China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.
4.26
1k+
China's Economy Summary
China's Economy 87%
China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.
by Arthur R. Kroeber 2016
4.26
1k+ ratings
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