Kyle Harrison
to-read
On China
- Author
- Henry Kissinger
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 586
- Recommended
- Once
Kissinger’s account of Chinese statecraft from the Opium Wars forward, built around his own record of negotiating with Mao, Zhou Enlai and Deng.
Why it’s on the list: Named in the “best history book” thread, as “Kissinger On China”. Part history, part memoir by a participant — to be read as both.
Where I saw it: In Kyle’s “Books To Read” Apple Note, recovered from the reply thread to @typesfast asking “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 5, 2025). The full recovered list lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Henry Kissinger — the author and a participant in half the events.
- China · Geopolitics — the subject.