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作者: Chole 時間: 13-6-3 13:30 標題: Chinese History

My kid is in Grade 8 now. I want her to learn some Chinese history but she's only interested in reading English book. Any book to recommend?

作者: Choisumwong 時間: 13-6-3 13:52

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For Chinese history, my kids are not interested at all ! It is only our parents' hope that they should know some Chinese history. But from the kids's point, there is no such need. Knowing Chinese history may be a gift or burden.Like 'love your country' in Chinese, what is the point now ?

作者: Chole 時間: 13-6-3 13:55

She loves all humanities subjects including history! In fact, once she went to the school library and borrowed books on HK history and the librarian asked if they're for project purpose.

作者: lsm0113 時間: 13-6-3 15:36 標題: 回覆：Chinese History

My daughter loves history as well and an author she reads is Iris Chang. One of her books I would recommend is Rape of Nanking

作者: Chole 時間: 13-6-3 16:14

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Thank you!

作者: FattyDaddy 時間: 13-6-3 17:26

Chole 發表於 13-6-3 13:30
My kid is in Grade 8 now. I want her to learn some Chinese history but she's only interested in reading English book ...

You have the answer already, get her some Chinese history books written in English by non-Chinese authors. They tend to be more objective and less emotional, and the reader also gets to evaluate China from an unrelated bystander's viewpoint.

Of course, if the objective is to make your child more "patriotic" or at least develop an emotional attachment to China, then that is something else.

作者: Chole 時間: 13-6-4 11:44

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Exactly that's what I think! I believe that a bystander's view is better. Do you have any recommendation?

作者: annie40 時間: 13-6-5 13:43

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Sometime western view is quite strange to interpret Chinese culture that make you feel like watching 'Hollywood' movies in which Asian all talk, dress, living, speaking expression are bit of funny that would be out of your expectation easily.

Good book is good book, no matter who writes it.

Moving the Mountain - Li Lu
Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Ma
1421 The year China discovered the World- Gavin Menzies
Wild Swan - Three Daughters of China - Jung Chang
Genghis Khan: And the making of modern world - Jack Weatherford
Rape of Naning - Iris Chang

Good luck!!!!

作者: FattyDaddy 時間: 13-6-5 14:14

Chole 發表於 13-6-4 11:44
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Do you have any recommendation? ...

Following are a few books used by a certain international school in their Year 12 IB Diploma History programme ...

The People's Republic of China Since 1949 - Michael Lynch
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peoples-Republic-China-Access-History/dp/0340929278

Mao - S.G. Breslin
http://www.amazon.com/Mao-S-G-Breslin/dp/0582437482

Communism in Crisis 1976-89 (Access to History for the IB Diploma) - Rakesh Pathak, Yvonne Berliner
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Communism-Crisis-1976-89-History-Diploma/dp/1444156381

HISTORY AUTHORITARIAN AND SINGLE PARTY STATES
http://www.amazon.com/HISTORY-AUTHORITARIAN-Pearson-International-Baccalaureate/dp/043503264X

These books are probably too heavy for your child in Grade 8, but just to give you a feel of what is coming if your child decides to take history.

作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-6-5 16:56

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I think that is true for popular books but for textbooks and more academic books, many good ones are written in English. Let's not forget, Chinese books on recent history are very much subject to bias. If one is into modern history of China, I think this is considered one of the definitive works. Not exactly light reading though:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Rise-Modern-China-Immanuel/dp/0195125045/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370422311&sr=8-1&keywords=the+rise+of+modern+china

It is also available in Chinese as 中國近代史 by 除中約. It is published by Chinese U in HK.

作者: annie40 時間: 13-6-5 17:01

Thank you for the recommendation. will check and take a glimpse. I am not a deep person , light reading suits me.

作者: annie40 時間: 13-6-5 17:25

It is more like a 1100 page text book-

No way, it would kill me. Are you going to test my patience and intelligence?

作者: HKTHK 時間: 13-6-5 17:27

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Neither, I am showing off the books on my shelf that I don't read

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