Hello,
Most of my books on Asian history are on Japan, but I have one very good book
on China titled : Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors; The Reign-By-Reign
Record of the Rulers of Imperial China.
ISBN 0-500-05090-2
It is hardcover and "weighs" a lot. O^_^O BUT it allows you to follow what
made China Chinese and you can see how leaders and events changed it over
time.
Another good book is: The Far East; A History of Western Impacts and Eastern
Responses, 1830-1975. By Paul H. Clyde/Burton F. Beers. A nice general
book, it starts where Europe is starting to change Asian culture and might
not be what you are looking for (unless you wish to see how modern Asia
became what it is today or in the 70s anyway).
I could suggest more, but they focus on certain areas of Chinese culture.
Mike V.
