A firsthand account of life as an expat in North Korea's capital, written by a Brit who was employed for a year as an editor for the government's English-language propaganda and marketing. Tell us in the comments below. Great study of Reconstruction from the perspective of former slaves and their descendants. Power does tread into political waters in her work but it is still an excellent book on the history of American foreign policy where it pertains to genocide. These are accessible for history students of all ages and are an excellent accompaniment to literary studies. It also does well at torpedoing national mythology. 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Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform by Stephen Haggard and Marcus Noland (2009). The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. To Chinese reading historians, I call this book one of the English equivalents of 从长安到罗马 otherwise known as From Chang'an to Rome, which is simply a masterpiece of Chinese history. *The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor by David S. Landes. Politics and Policy in Traditional Korea by James B. Palais: This book is many years old now, but it remains an important study of late Joseon politics, and in particular the rule of the Daewongun, a de facto regent, in the 1860s and 1870s as well as the three-year period (1873-1876) between the Taewongun's loss of power and the "opening" of Korea. Some people recommended some works of fiction from time to time. It's never going to be complete and we probably won't include many suggestions, but we've expanded it to include some historical works we consider "must-reads": This list has some of the fictional accounts passed down through the ages. All volumes marked with an asterisk (*) are available in digital format as e-books, and volumes that are available for free through the common domain have been linked to where they can be easily accessed. Defining Chu: Image And Reality in Ancient China : The immense Chu state dominated the south for centuries throughout most of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States era until its final succumb to the armies of Qin that emerged from the west. Obviously there is no single book that captures or can capture the story of the entire world in a comprehensive manner, forget the interesting part. .fantastic. It is a very handy introductory primer to what life generally was like for the average Chinese person. Instead of narrative history, Lewis focuses on material culture, as well as legal, religious, and societal structures of the Qin/Han. *Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt: 300 BC-AD 800 by Roger S. Bagnall and Rafiella Criboire. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Kristin Kobes Du Mez. (Meiji period). The Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt By Elizabeth Payne. By Charlotte Ahlin. This is an academic analysis of the policy making process, and is making an argument for how to conduct US policy into the future. The Year 1000 by Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger: a fascinating narrative history of the year 1000. Despite the somewhat colloquial feel of the title, this is not light reading. The author is a good writer but off assumes motivation and intent for people like R Gordon Wasson and Maria Sabina whom he never meet . It's a pretty good overview that starts with the Ming and goes through the late 1980s. The Japanese Discovery of Europe by Keene - studies the technology and modern ideas slowly flowing into the Tokugawa shogunate from Dutch trade, and the small group of scholars who laid the earliest foundations of Japan's modernization in the 18th century. AlthoughHumankind is masterful in its grasp of history, both ancient and modern, the real achievement is Bregman's application of history to a new understanding of human nature.Humankind changes the conversation and lights the path to a brighter future. The "Who Was" book series This series with 120+ plus titles is made up of kid-friendly and illustrated biographies of famous leaders, artists, scientists and inventors from ancient Rome to the United States.