#BookoftheDay #BookTwitter In the 1960s, in secret, deep in the mountains of Sichuan, China prepared for war with the US & Soviet Union.... Mao's Third Front: The Militarization of Cold War China by Covell Meyskens (2020 @cfmeyskens What a cover!! #China #History

Dear #China #Twitterstorians: I am looking for someone who might be interested in taking over as Modern China Book Review Editor for the Journal of Asian Studies! If anyone is interested, or knows someone not on twitter who might be, please tell them to contact me!

I've been hard at work getting ready for the big re-launch of the Sinica Podcast on Thursday, Feb 15. Just to give you all a sense of what's in store: The podcast will still be completely free to listen to, but there will be lots more goodies on Substack and Patreon. 1/N

Attention Kindle users— Land Wars by Brian DeMare 江旷 is $3.99 in the Kindle shop. Hurry! Offer ends 3/15. Land Wars: The Story of China's Agrarian Revolution explores how Mao's narrative of rural revolution became a reality, at great human cost. a.co/d/4oXsWFT

Five scholars of history, religious studies, and gender studies--Profs. Brian DeMare Brian DeMare 江旷, Ting Guo tingguowrites.bsky.social, Ji Li Ji Li, Zhange Ni Zhange Ni, and Aminda Smith Aminda Smith--will share their thoughts about the book in the panel chaired by Ying Zhang @utopiamatcha.

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The Kindle edition of Land Wars is now on sale for 50 cents! Never seen it so low, no idea what algorithm is behind this, so get it while you can. amazon.com/Land-Wars-Chin…

Been dreaming about sharing this revolutionary classic with my students for about two decades. Finally: The White-Haired Girl 白毛女 (1950) with English subtitles youtu.be/C3wYnSM0MGc?si…

Portland friends! Join me for my 1st West Coast book talk on 2pm, July 10 at the Central Library. I will be chatting Casefile One, which has it all: bandit uprisings, Big Swords charging machine guns, and a stubborn scholar! Please share and register here myemail-api.constantcontact.com/-Bandits--Big-…

Last week James Carter featured Big Tiger in his "This Week in China" column, narrated by Kaiser Kuo, a huge moment for bringing rural voices to the historical record! Tomorrow I will be chatting Golden Cao & Poyang bandits in Portland, check it out: myemail-api.constantcontact.com/-Bandits--Big-…

Today: Last chance to save on Land Wars ($12.50 paperback) & Tiger, Tyrant, Bandit, Businessman ($15 hardcover or paperback). Very glad to see both now available in paperback and ready for assignment in Chinese history courses. But 15 bucks for the hardcover of TTBB is a steal!

Attention Kindle users— Land Wars by Brian DeMare 江旷 is $3.99 in the Kindle shop. Hurry! Offer ends 8/09. Land Wars: The Story of China's Agrarian Revolution explores how Mao's narrative of rural revolution became a reality, at great human cost. a.co/d/4oXsWFT

A fascinating talk by Emily Williams on the collectors of ‘red relics’—objects relating to the CCP, PLA and the history of Chinese socialism. These collectors see themselves as transmitters of history, culture & ‘positive energy’ to the next generation. bit.ly/3AvGk1N

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 Tulane's Department of History is teaming with the Environmental Studies Program to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environmental History! All time periods and geographic regions welcome to apply. h-net.org/jobs/job_displ…

Teaching my modern China survey and once again drawing from the important lessons in the essays in the "Teaching the PRC" issue of The PRC History Review (PRC History Group, coedited with @cfmeyskens). Highly recommended for anyone teaching China this semester! prchistory.org/review-october…

After 10 years, I finally got back to China. Amazing trip: old friends, new colleagues, and damn good food. Most unexpected was what I discovered spending a month at a retirement center outside of Beijing. I wrote about it here with Made in China Journal: madeinchinajournal.com/2025/11/04/a-g…