Jie, Zhang, and Li Xiaobing, eds., Social Transition in China, University Press of America, 1998.

This book collects essays from eleven Chinese scholars working in America, offering their assessments of how the country has changed in recent years.

Roberts, J. A. G., Modern China: An Illustrated History, Sutton Publishing, 1998.

This British publication provides readers with a comprehensive overview of Chinese history throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Weich, Dave, "Ha Jin Lets It Go," in Powells.com Interviews: 22 Authors and Artists Talk about Their Books, iUniverse.com, 2000.

This interview with Jin covers his influences, his artistic views, and his feelings about having left China forever.

Wong, Jan, Red China Blues, Doubleday/Anchor Books, 1996.

Wong, a Canadian of Chinese descent, went to China in the 1960s during the Cultural Revolution and then returned in the 1980s as a journalist. In this book, she offers an unparalleled look at...