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Laszlo finishes up the story of the Yuan Dynasty, founded in 1271. The parts of China not yet conquered were done in by 1276 and the last holdouts gone by 1279. But the Great Yuan didn't last long. This episode takes a nice little overview of the dynasty, its slow demise and the legacy they left.
Alec Ash's new book: Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China
Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: Get it H E R E at Jeremiah's Granite Studio page.
David Moser's "A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language"
And check out Sixth Tone at http://www.sixthtone.com/
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