Hello, I am looking for engaging books covering Chinese history from the end of Qing dynasty to the death of Mao Zedong. Critical, non-partisan and feminist perspectives that analyse the foundations of Maoism and the lives of people witnessing and experiencing significant events, the aftereffects of which continue to permeate the socio-political and cultural fabric of China, would be appreciated.
I wish to read and learn about key events (some of those against the backdrop of WWII) including the Sino-Japanese wars, the Nanjing massacre, the Republic era (warlordism and cliques) and Kuomintang-CCP civil war, cultural revolution, and the Great Famine and Great Leap Forward.
P.S. I have read good reviews of "To Live" by Yu Hua.
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