Some Books on Chinese Revolution Rana Mitter, Modern China, A very short introduction. A Bitter Revolution. Jonathan Fenby, History of Modern China. Jonathan D Spence, The Search for Modern China.( any edition will do) Mao ( Penguin Biography) John King Fairbanks, China, A New History. Jung Chang, Empress Dowager Cixi Wild Swans Mao, The Unknown Story ( With Jon Halliday) Lucian Bianco, Origins of the Chinese Revolution Nien Cheng, Life and Death in Shanghai