LIGHT ON CHINA—The People’s War (People’s War)

Author: Epstein
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The "China's Light" series consists of fifty-two volumes, written in English by numerous international friends, foreign observers, and foreign journalists. It includes various historical works, biographies, diaries, and collections of news reports, which have been published worldwide. From the mid-19th century to over 50 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, China underwent a series of significant historical changes. The works included in the series are mostly precious historical records written by foreigners who personally experienced modern Chinese history. As witnesses to the Chinese revolution with sympathy, as conscientious and fair journalists, they present the tremendous changes in Chinese society over the past century from different perspectives. This series not only republishes important works by renowned international friends such as Agnes Smedley, Louis, Epstein, and Helen Snow, but also reprints some valuable works that have been out of print for a long time, even those that are now rare, to delight readers. For example, Lin Li's "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" is an important historical record for studying the social conditions of 19th-century China and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement. It is also the first history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom written by a foreigner and is an extremely important historical work. Additionally, works such as John Service's famous report during World War II, "Opportunity Lost in China," and General Joseph Stilwell's "Stilwell Diary" have long been regarded as authoritative sources that objectively reflect the true nature of China's civil war.