China Beat continues its feature in which prominent China watchers are asked to recommend books for Obama to get him up to speed on the country. This installment features Pankaj Mishra and Warren Cohen:
A few days ago, we ran the first installment in a feature that posed the question “What Should Obama Be Reading About China?” to prominent China watchers. While Evan Osnos at the New Yorker pondered Chinese responses to Obama’s inauguration, our contributors mulled over which five readings on China would give the new president the essential knowledge he will need to navigate one of the U.S.’s most critical relationships. Here are few more of the recommendations we’ve received this week…
