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China : A Macro History
China: A Macro History (East Gate Books) (buy from Amazon) by Ray Huang
Type: History
Author: Ray Huang
My rating: 5
Posted by Dominic
Book introduction:
The Chinese history from a Macro prospective. It talks about the tax system, the economical system of China.
My review:
Very interesting reading, taking a very different angle than the history book that I was taught as a kid. Instead of glorifying what the emperors had done during their era, the book examines the economic impact and the government systems.
2 comments
Thumbs up for this one. Having grown up outside of the Chinese soil, I didn’t really studied Chinese history at school. This book provides a rather intriguing analysis and discussion of Chinese history that’s different from the dominant discourse and methodology of studies in Chinese history. I think he really has a passion not just in studying history but also for the Chinese nation.
Read his other books too (his first one on 16th century taxation was superb!) and referred them to my grandpa, an amateur historian. He absolutely enjoyed reading it and found it exceptional. However, I have reservations to his vision of the governing of China and think it’s inflicted by the current zeitgeist of technocratic managerialism. Anyways, enjoy!