Earnshaw Books is a Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

-based publishing house specializing in English-language books about China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

. Earnshaw Books was founded in 2007 by CEO Graham Earnshaw. First concentrating in reprinting old Chinese classics, Earnshaw Books has expanded to include original works covering topics on Chinese history and contemporary culture.

History

In 1996, Graham Earnshaw developed the website talesofoldchina.com as an information portal about Chinese culture and history. Graham Earnshaw established Earnshaw Books in 2007 to bring Chinese and Asia interest books to English speakers, hoping to foster cross-cultural dialogue with China and the global community. In the time since, Earnshaw Books has published more than 40 titles which are currently distributed around the world.

In May 2011, the company entered the North American market with distribution partner Independent Publishers Group

Independent Publishers Group

For information on the optics company, see IPG Photonics.Independent Publishers Group, or IPG, is a U.S. book distributor, founded in 1971 to exclusively market titles from independent client publishers to the international book trade...

 (IPG)/River North Editions.

The company released Décadence Mandchoue in April 2011. This is an autobiographical memoir of Sir Edmund Backhouse and contains controversial material covering Backhouse's life in China.