Xinhua Publishing House

Also known as: 新华出版社有限责任公司

Founded
1979
Country / Region
China
Notable books
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume I: The Birth of BritainArt as ExperienceTurning Defeat into Victory: The Decisive Battle Against Japan in the India-Burma Theater, 1942-1945

541 books 616 authors

About the publisher

Xinhua Publishing House is known for books on politics, journalism, biography and the social sciences. Its 519 titles in the catalog cover world history, social culture, history reading, military affairs, language and writing, and applied psychology. Representative books include Winston Churchill's multi-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, John Dewey's Art as Experience, Wayne Booth's The Craft of Research, and The Chicago Guide to Writing About Research, as well as military history such as Defeat into Victory: The Decisive Campaign in Burma and India, 1942–1945. Its authors range from international figures such as Churchill, Dewey and Booth to Chinese writers including Wu Hao, Luo Dingzi, Li Xuehua and Zhao Hong, giving the press a distinctive profile that balances classic translation with practical writing and emphasizes both history and the social sciences.

Published (541)

Beijing Annals of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression cover
Rating 4.2
Beijing Annals of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 中共北京市委党史研究室 / 北京市地方志编纂委员会办公室 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 This gazetteer comprehensively records the basic situation of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Beijing area from 1931 to 1945.…
The Institutional Evolution and Disciplinary Field of Chinese Language and Literature Departments in Modern Universities cover
Rating 4.0
The Institutional Evolution and Disciplinary Field of Chinese Language and Literature Departments in Modern Universities 林春田 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Tracing the institutional evolution and disciplinary development of Chinese departments in modern universities as its chronological thread and the edu…
Transformation and Myth: Xinhai 1911 cover
Rating 3.8
Transformation and Myth: Xinhai 1911 马国川 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Was Empress Dowager Cixi a hero or a villain of the late Qing? Yuan Weishi vs. Zhou Youguang Was the Imperial Constitution Outline merely a dead lette…
Journey on the Great River: Xinhua Reporters Record the Beautiful Yangtze cover
Rating 3.8
Journey on the Great River: Xinhua Reporters Record the Beautiful Yangtze 长江智库编辑部 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 The mighty Yangtze drifts like a ribbon of jade, its surging tides painting a grand vision. *Journey on the Great River: Xinhua Journalists Record the…
More Than Art: The Cultural and Creative Path of 25 Chinese Art Museums cover
Rating 3.7
More Than Art: The Cultural and Creative Path of 25 Chinese Art Museums 高扬 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Our country's culture is blessed with a long historical accumulation and a rich collision of diversities. The Eastern Sea turns to dust, deep waters g…
Seeking the Original Aspiration: Oral Histories of Veteran Party Members and Soldiers of Zezhou County Before the Founding of New China cover
Rating 3.6
Seeking the Original Aspiration: Oral Histories of Veteran Party Members and Soldiers of Zezhou County Before the Founding of New China 张韶华 / 中共泽州县委组织部 / 中共泽州县委党史研究室 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 At a time when the Party is carrying out the themed education campaign “Stay True to the Mission Founded at the Beginning, Keep the Mission Firmly in …
Collected Discourses on Chinese Calligraphy (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.5
Collected Discourses on Chinese Calligraphy (2 Volumes) 方玉杰 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 This is a comprehensive and wide-ranging work on the history and theory of Chinese calligraphy. It is divided into four volumes—brushwork, character s…
Sixty Years of Trickling Streams, Deep Guangdong-Hong Kong Ties: A Chronicle of the 60th Anniversary of the Dongjiang Water Supply to Hong Kong cover
Rating 3.5
Sixty Years of Trickling Streams, Deep Guangdong-Hong Kong Ties: A Chronicle of the 60th Anniversary of the Dongjiang Water Supply to Hong Kong 粤海集团 / 新华社新闻信息中心广东中心 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Scheme's water supply to Hong Kong, a project that solved Hong Kong's long-stan…
A General Interpretation of the Zhongyong cover
Rating 3.5
A General Interpretation of the Zhongyong 钟永圣 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Zhongyong Tongjie is the third volume in the Four Books Explained series. Interpretations of the Zhongyong have rarely offered a coherent reading grou…
Red Memories: Individual Accounts of Xinhua News Agency's History (Volume One) cover
Rating 3.5
Red Memories: Individual Accounts of Xinhua News Agency's History (Volume One) 本书编辑组 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 This book is a meticulously edited volume drawn from years of research materials on the history of Xinhua News Agency. It embodies the efforts of gene…
A General Interpretation of the Shangshu (I) cover
Rating 3.4
A General Interpretation of the Shangshu (I) 钟永圣 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 In this book, the author offers an accessible lecture-style explanation and interpretation of the classic Shangshu (Book of Documents). The author emp…
Confucius, Confucianism and Lacquer Culture cover
Rating 3.4
Confucius, Confucianism and Lacquer Culture 李焱 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 The Chinese were the first to use lacquer as a coating, and later used it to record writing and in architecture, painting, and arts and crafts. With a…
Super Trap cover
Rating 3.3
Super Trap Ke Yunlu Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 A man who suffered every kind of bullying in childhood because of his humble origins gets his first taste of the power of money amid the recent surge …
Interpretation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Armed Police cover
Rating 3.2
Interpretation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Armed Police 人民武装警察法释义编写组 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, this book thoroughly implements Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthen…
Network Group Structure: The Evolution of Organizations in the 21st Century cover
Rating 3.0
Network Group Structure: The Evolution of Organizations in the 21st Century 熊国平 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Written by a doctoral student of the renowned economist Li Yining, this book is a recent monograph in economic research. The author has long worked in…
An Analysis of the System of the Litigant's Right to Question cover
Rating 3.0
An Analysis of the System of the Litigant's Right to Question 孔翔宇 / 马相龙 / 王维嘉 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 In court, a party's questioning may be called the right to question. This book is a rare careful work on parties' rights and the right to question in …
Red Memories of Juye cover
Rating 3.0
Red Memories of Juye 中共巨野县委党史研究中心 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Juye takes its name from Daye Marsh. Since it was established as an administrative unit in 140 BCE (the first year of the Jianyuan era under Emperor W…
Exposing America cover
Rating 3.0
Exposing America 新华社国际部 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 This book was collectively written by reporters from the International Department of Xinhua News Agency and its overseas bureaus. It is divided into f…
A Heart Concerned for the World: The Sense of Crisis in Traditional Chinese Culture cover
Rating 3.0
A Heart Concerned for the World: The Sense of Crisis in Traditional Chinese Culture 李本军 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 This book explores the theme of concern for the nation and its people in traditional Chinese culture, focusing on expressions and interpretations of "…
Toward the New: Decoding the Growth Path of Zhejiang's Science and Technology Entrepreneurs cover
Rating 3.0
Toward the New: Decoding the Growth Path of Zhejiang's Science and Technology Entrepreneurs 鲁小凡 / 陆欣宇 Xinhua Publishing House · 2026 Through interviews with technology entrepreneurs in Zhejiang Province, this book builds a multidimensional knowledge system centered on collaborative …

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