World Affairs Press Co., Ltd.

Founded: 1934
Country / Region: China
Notable books: The Complete Works of Li Bai (2 Volumes)Back to the Primitive The Great Game: The Anglo-Russian Imperial Rivalry in Central Asia

37 books 24 authors

About the publisher

World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. is known for publishing on international affairs and China's diplomacy, and, drawing on the legacy of the magazine World Affairs, has developed popular lists in world history, geography, and the humanities. Its catalogue includes world history and history titles such as The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia and The Persians: The Age of the Great Kings, alongside classical Chinese poetry in The Complete Works of Li Bai, suspense and mystery fiction such as The Murderer on the Road, social novels and essays such as Princess Chestnut's Summer, and general-interest works on etiquette and Jewish education. Its authors range from the classical poet Li Bai to overseas history writers such as Peter Hopkirk and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, as well as Xu Lin, Hu Jie, and Jiliang, reflecting a publishing profile that combines classic texts, translated foreign works, and popular reading.

Published (37)

The Bench Sitter: How Jewish Geniuses Are Made (Jewish Wisdom Collection) cover

The Bench Sitter: How Jewish Geniuses Are Made (Jewish Wisdom Collection) He Xiongfei World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2016 According to an old Jewish custom, when a rabbi preaches in the synagogue, the smartest people sit in the first row and the least clever sit in the la…

The Enigma of the Jews: The Success Wisdom of a Wondrous People (Jewish Wisdom Collection) cover

The Enigma of the Jews: The Success Wisdom of a Wondrous People (Jewish Wisdom Collection) He Xiongfei World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2016 Who are the Jews? What marks a person as Jewish? Why has this people survived one catastrophe after another without being destroyed? What is the essen…

Thinking of Danger in Times of Peace: The Jewish Philosophy of Wealth (Jewish Wisdom Collection) cover

Thinking of Danger in Times of Peace: The Jewish Philosophy of Wealth (Jewish Wisdom Collection) He Xiongfei World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2016 According to statistics from the American magazine Forbes, 45 percent of the forty wealthiest people on the list of America's 400 richest are Jewish; …

Visitors from Mars: Jews and the Nobel Prize (Jewish Wisdom Collection) cover

Visitors from Mars: Jews and the Nobel Prize (Jewish Wisdom Collection) He Xiongfei World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2016 To date, 179 Jews have won the Nobel Prize, forming a distinctive "Jewish phenomenon" among the awards. Jews make up less than 0.3 percent of the worl…

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Golden Fishing Ground Full Metal Jacket World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2016 Golden Fishing Ground is an urban-life novel by the web author Quanjinshuidanke, serialized on Qidian.com from 2015. It won Qidian's "Rookie of the Ye…

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Back to the Primitive Yuexia Sang World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2015 Earthling Meng Jiuzhao is the last "holdout" of the old world. At the moment Earth is destroyed, he is stuffed by his nemesis Louis, the man in charge…

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Hi, My Name Is Lian Lianzu World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2015 Hi, My Name Is Lian is a young-adult fantasy novel by the Chinese writer Lianzu, originally titled The Book of Misfortune. It was serialized in the ma…

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Golden Deblue Island: Girl Adventurer King 1 Black Knight Esther World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2009 At the far edge of the Marigania Sea lies an island that countless adventurers willingly surrender to — Golden Deblue Island. What exactly lies at its…

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Spicy Girl Unrivaled Chu Yaoyao World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2009 Spicy Girl Unrivaled is an urban light comedy novel by the online author Chu Yaoyao, published in print by World Affairs Press in July 2009. Set again…

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Say NO to Meat Shenghai World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2009 Say NO to Meat is a food-culture book by Sheng Hai, published by World Affairs Press in 2009. Running to about 319 pages, it examines, through medical…

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IELTS Writing: Complete Model Essays from the Official Question Bank Yang Fan World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2009 Compiled by Yang Fan, Vice Principal of Global IELTS School, this book is the designated IELTS preparation text for Global IELTS School. Drawing on th…

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Martial Arts Inn Bu Feiyan World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2006 Martial Arts Inn is the first full-length wuxia novel series published by Bu Feiyan. It was initially serialized in magazines such as Legend of the Pa…

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Men of Iron Howard Pyle World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2006 This is a novel in the vein of a knightly manual that Chinese readers easily overlook. Its author, Howard Pyle, was himself an illustrator whose knowl…

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The Martial Arts Inn Bu Feiyan World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2006 Three heroes—Guo Ao the "Sword God," Li Qingchou the "Jade-Handed Divine Healer," and Tie Hen the "Iron-Faced Divine Constable"—each receive a mysteri…

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Men of Iron Howard Pyle World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2006 Men of Iron, also translated as The Knight Miles, is a medieval historical novel by the American author and illustrator Howard Pyle, originally publis…

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Losing Lenovo? Wang Yukun World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 2004 Originally titled The Predicament of Lenovo, this book was published by World Affairs Press in November 2004 under the names of Wang Yukun and others.…

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Volumes 1–3) cover

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Volumes 1–3) William L. Shirer World Affairs Press Co., Ltd. · 1996 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is a history of Nazi Germany by the American journalist and historian William L. Shirer, published in 1960 under …

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