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The Search for Modern China
Jonathan D. Spence
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Description for The Search for Modern China
Paperback. The leading textbook by the leading scholar. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1230.
This text, the classic introduction to modern China for students and general readers, emerged from Spence’s highly successful introductory course at Yale, in which he traced the beginnings of modern China to internal developments beginning in the early 17th century. Strong on social and political history, as well as Chinese culture and its intersections with politics, this paperback is a longstanding leader in the survey course on modern China.
This text, the classic introduction to modern China for students and general readers, emerged from Spence’s highly successful introductory course at Yale, in which he traced the beginnings of modern China to internal developments beginning in the early 17th century. Strong on social and political history, as well as Chinese culture and its intersections with politics, this paperback is a longstanding leader in the survey course on modern China.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
976
Condition
New
Number of Pages
984
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393934519
SKU
V9780393934519
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99-50
About Jonathan D. Spence
Jonathan D. Spence (1936—2021) was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, where he taught for more than forty years. He was awarded MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. The Search for Modern China won the Lionel Gelber Award and the Kiriyama Book Prize.
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