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Two Kinds of Time
Graham Peck
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Paperback. Details Chinese history in revolutionary period - an account of everyday people in China on the eve of revolution. This book offers historical and political information. Num Pages: 734 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 45. Weight in Grams: 840.
Graham Peck (1914-1968) made his first trip to China in 1935 and served with the U.S. Office of War Information in China throughout the 1940s. His memoir, Two Kinds of Time, first published in 1950, is witty and eloquent in both its words and the drawings with which it is lovingly illustrated. Long out of print in its unabridged version, this engagingly written eye-witness narrative of China on the eve of revolution remains an important source of historical and political information. Robert A. Kapp's new Introduction analyzes the book's original contribution and highlights its relevance to issues in the twenty-first ... Read more
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Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
734
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Donald R. Ellegood International Publications
Condition
New
Weight
841g
Number of Pages
734
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295988528
SKU
V9780295988528
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Reviews for Two Kinds of Time
"Of the many people who came to China in the 20th century and wrote about it, Peck remains one of the most fluid and sensitive. . . . [The book] gives a fabulous picture of this moment when America, and the West more generally, and China try to come to an understanding and singularly fail, and unfortunately set the path, ... Read more