Linda Jaivin is an internationally published Australian author, translator, essayist, novelist and specialist writer on China.
Join us as we unpack one of Australia's most important foreign policy topics, our relationship with China. Is Australia's relationship with China broken? What are the economic, social and political implications of the rising tensions between our two nations?
On the 21st of July we are joined by Linda Jaivin and Ben Law for a tour through the vast and consequential history of China.
SESSIONS: 23 28 39 115 Linda Jaivin is an internationally published author of fiction, including The Empress Lover, and non-fiction. Her latest book is The Shortest History of China.
Online seminar with Linda Jaivin, Dr Ruth Gamble, Professor Baogang and Dr Bec Strating
Modern China is seen variously as an economic powerhouse, an icon of urbanisation, a propaganda state or an aggressive superpower seeking world domination. In her latest book, The Shortest History […]
If you are looking for a new perspective on Chinese history, Linda Jaivin’s readable and engaging new history of China differs from conventional histories in some significant ways.
Whether you know your Twist from your Copperfield, or you’re a complete Dickens newbie, The Artful Dickens is a riveting read and brings a welcome focus to one of the English language’s greatest minds.
Named as one of the top five books on China of 2021, Linda Jaivin’s The Shortest History of China explores everything from China’s philosophical genesis to its contemporary political system.
David Brophy and Jason Yat-Sen Li discuss with Linda Jaivin the changing state of our region and the implications for our foreign policy.
Zakiya Dalila Harris’s The Other Black Girl was one of the buzziest books of 2021. When new employee Hazel-May joins Wagner Books, editorial assistant Nella is thrilled she’ll have a Black ally.
The Shortest Histories Series: Sheila Fitzpatrick – The Shortest History of the Soviet Union in Conversation with Linda Jaivin, author of The Shortest History of China.
Patti Miller: True Friends, a revealing and powerful memoir about the making and unmaking of friendships.
