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Books by Stacy Mosher






Challenging China
Struggle and Hope in an Era of Change
by Sharon K. Hom, Stacy Mosher
Paperback, 313 Pages, Published 2008 by The New Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59558-416-8, ISBN: 1-59558-416-1

"Interest in China has never been greater, but the voices of the Chinese themselves often escape notice. Here, finally, is a book that reverses the trend by giving us a rare and important portrait of contemporary life within China—“written with style, honesty, and expertise born of intimate and often painful experience” (Ian Buruma). Mixing powerful personal stories with sobering analysis, this revealing book encompasses a broad range of ..."






The Killing Wind(1st Edition)
A Chinese County's Descent into Madness during the Cultural Revolution
by Stacy Mosher, Guo Jian, Tan Hecheng, Hacheng Tan
Hardcover, 536 Pages, Published 2017 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-062252-7, ISBN: 0-19-062252-0

"Over the course of 66 days in 1967, more than 4,000 "class enemies"--including young children and the elderly--were murdered in Daoxian, a county in China's Hunan province. The killings spread to surrounding counties, resulting in a combined death toll of more than 9,000. Commonly known as the Daoxian massacre, the killings were one of many acts of so-called mass dictatorship and armed factional conflict that rocked China during the Cul ..."






Tombstone(1st Edition)
The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
by Yang Jisheng, Roderick Macfarquhar, Edward Friedman, Stacy Mosher, Jian Guo
Hardcover, 656 Pages, Published 2012 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux
ISBN-13: 978-0-374-27793-2, ISBN: 0-374-27793-1

"The much-anticipated definitive account of China’s Great Famine  An estimated thirty-six million Chinese men, women and children starved to death during China’s Great Leap Forward in the late 1950’s and early ‘60’s. One of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, the famine is poorly understood, and in China is still euphemistically referred to as the “three years of natural disaster.” As a journalist with privileged access to o ..."






Challenging China
Struggle and Hope in an Era of Change (Hardback)
by Stacy Mosher, Sharon K. Hom
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2007 by The New Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59558-132-7, ISBN: 1-59558-132-4






Tombstone(Reprint)
The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
by Yang Jisheng, Professor Edward Friedman, Stacy Mosher, Jian Guo, Roderick Macfarquhar
Paperback, 656 Pages, Published 2013 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux
ISBN-13: 978-0-374-53399-1, ISBN: 0-374-53399-7

"The much-anticipated definitive account of China's Great Famine An estimated thirty-six million Chinese men, women, and children starved to death during China's Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s and early '60s. One of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, the famine is poorly understood, and in China is still euphemistically referred to as "the three years of natural disaster." As a journalist with privileged access to off ..."






The World Turned Upside Down
A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (Hardback)
by Yang Jisheng
Published 2021 by Farrar Strauss & Giroux Jan 2021
ISBN-13: 978-0-374-29313-0, ISBN: 0-374-29313-9






The Journey of Liu Xiaobo
From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate
by Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Yu Zhang, Jie Li, Tienchi Martin-Liao, Stacy Mosher, Andrea Worden, Democratic China
Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2020 by University Of Nebraska Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-64012-224-6, ISBN: 1-64012-224-9

"As a fearless poet and prolific essayist and critic, Liu Xiaobo became one of the most important dissident thinkers in the People’s Republic of China. His nonviolent activism steered the nation’s prodemocracy currents from Tiananmen Square to support for Tibet and beyond. Liu undertook perhaps his bravest act when he helped draft and gather support for Charter 08, a democratic vision for China that included free elections and the end of ..."






Tombstone
The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine
by Yang Jisheng, Guo Jian, Stacy Mosher, Edward Friedman
Paperback, 656 Pages, Published 2013 by Penguin
ISBN-13: 978-0-241-95698-4, ISBN: 0-241-95698-6

"Yang Jisheng's Tombstone is the book that broke the silence on of one of history's most terrible crimes. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, Tombstone draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical rec ..."






The World Turned Upside Down
A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (Paperback)
by Yang Jisheng, Stacy Mosher, Guo Jian
Paperback, 768 Pages, Published 2022 by Swift Press, United Kingdom
ISBN-13: 978-1-80075-085-2, ISBN: 1-80075-085-4

""The only complete history of the Cultural Revolution by an independent scholar based in mainland China, 'The World Turned Upside Down' makes a crucial contribution to understanding the Cultural Revolution and its lasting influence today"--"






In the Shadow of the Rising Dragon
Stories of Repression in the New China
by Xu Youyu, Hua Ze, Stacy Mosher
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-1-137-27879-1, ISBN: 1-137-27879-X

"Over the last decade China has undergone a transformation. After the dark days of the Cultural Revolution, it has emerged as one of the twenty-first century’s most powerful economies, with millions of citizens now entering the middle class. Yet, despite these rapid changes, China’s human rights record remains abysmal, and a heavy shroud of secrecy protects the one-party system from accountability. In In the Shadow of the Rising Dragon, ..."






Rival Partners
How Taiwanese Entrepreneurs and Guangdong Officials Forged the China Development Model (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series) Hardcover
by Jieh-Min Wu
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2023 by Harvard University Press 2023-01-27, Cambridge
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-27822-6, ISBN: 0-674-27822-4

"Going beyond the received wisdom of the "China miracle" and "Taiwan factor," Wu Jieh-min's award-winning Rival Partners shows how Taiwan benefits from partnering with its political archrival and helps to cultivate a global economic ..."






Unwavering Convictions(1st Edition)
Gao Zhisheng's Ten-Year Torture and Faith in China's Future
by Gao Zhisheng, Stacy Mosher
Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2017 by Carolina Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-5310-0471-2, ISBN: 1-5310-0471-7

"Gao Zhisheng was one of Beijing's most successful lawyers. Self-taught and brought up in poverty, he came to prominence through his defense of individuals persecuted by the Chinese government for their religion and practice of Falun Gong, before being detained, tortured, and imprisoned himself by the same regime. These pages are not an easy read, because they detail the regime's attempts to break one of the greatest spirits of our time. ..."






Tombstone(1st Edition)
The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine
by Jisheng Yang, Stacy Mosher, Guo Jian, Edward Friedman
Hardcover, 655 Pages, Published 2012 by Allen Lane
ISBN-13: 978-1-84614-518-6, ISBN: 1-84614-518-X

"The much-anticipated definitive account of China's Great Famine An estimated thirty-six million Chinese men, women, and children starved to death during China's Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s and early '60s. One of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, the famine is poorly understood, and in China is still euphemistically referred to as "the three years of natural disaster." As a journalist with privileged access to off ..."






Empire of Silver
A New Monetary History of China (Hardback)
by Jin Xu
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2021 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-25004-6, ISBN: 0-300-25004-5






The World Turned Upside Down
A History Of The Chinese Cultural Revolution
by Yang Jisheng, Stacy Mosher, Guo Jian
Paperback, 768 Pages, Published 2022 by Picador Usa
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-82970-2, ISBN: 1-250-82970-4

"Yang Jisheng’s The World Turned Upside Down is the definitive history of the Cultural Revolution, in withering and heartbreaking detail."






Faithful Giving
The Heart of Planned Gifts (Paperback)
by James W. Murphy, Rupinder Singh Brar, Sarah Charters, St Sulman
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2022 by Church Pub Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-64065-476-1, ISBN: 1-64065-476-3






A Sword and a Shield
China's Human Rights Lawyers
by Stacy Mosher, Patrick Poon
Paperback, 197 Pages, Published 2009 by Chrlcg
ISBN-13: 978-988-18813-1-1, ISBN: 988-18813-1-5






How the Red Sun Rose
The Origin and Development of the Yan'an Rectification Movement, 1930–1945
by Hua Gao, Guo Jian, Stacey Mosher, Stacy Mosher
Hardcover, 800 Pages, Published 2018 by The Chinese University Press
ISBN-13: 978-962-996-822-9, ISBN: 962-996-822-3

"This work offers the most comprehensive account of the origin and consequences of the Yan’an Rectification Movement from 1942 to 1945. The author argues that this campaign emancipated the Chinese Communist Party from Soviet-influenced dogmatism and unified the Party, preparing it for the final victory against the Nationalist Party in 1949. More importantly, this monograph shows in great detail how Mao Zedong established his leadership t ..."






Triads & Turbulence - Volume 4
Once Upon a Time in Northeastern China
by Kong Ergou, Stacy Mosher
Paperback, 405 Pages, Published 2019 by Rinchen Books
ISBN-13: 978-981-11-8613-4, ISBN: 981-11-8613-8

"Triads and Turbulence: Once Upon a Time in Northeastern China is an epic tale of conflict, royalties, and love set against the backdrop of an industrial wasteland populated by gangsters and outlaws in North Eastern China. This highly acclaimed novel is a tetralogy inspired by true events, from bloodshed gangster conflicts to industrial city outcasts amidst Communist China’s rapid development following Deng Xiao Ping’s economic reforms i ..."






Triads & Turbulence - Volume One
Once Upon a Time in Northeastern China
by Kong Ergou, Stacy Mosher
Paperback, 449 Pages, Published 2019 by Rinchen Books
ISBN-13: 978-981-11-8492-5, ISBN: 981-11-8492-5

"Triads and Turbulence: Once Upon a Time in Northeastern China is an epic tale of conflict, royalties, and love set against the backdrop of an industrial wasteland populated by gangsters and outlaws in North Eastern China. This highly acclaimed novel is a tetralogy inspired by true events, from bloodshed gangster conflicts to industrial city outcasts amidst Communist China’s rapid development following Deng Xiao Ping’s economic reforms i ..."



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