Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution that made China Modern by Jing Tsu

Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution that made China Modern

Jing Tsu

nonfiction history adventurous informative mysterious slow-paced

314 pages | first published 2022

Edition information

Description

Kingdom of Characters follows the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese script - and the value-system it represents - to the technological advances that would shape the twentieth century and beyond, from the telegram to the typewriter to the sma...
Browse similar books...

Plus

Book information

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.

Community Reviews

Summary of 78 reviews

Moods

informative 100%
inspiring 24%
reflective 18%
challenging 15%
adventurous 12%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%

Pace

medium 67%
slow 32%

Average rating

3.94

See all reviews...