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The Search for Modern China by Jonathan D. Spence (1999, Trade Paperback)

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Country/Region of Manufacture
China
ISBN
9780393973518

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393973514
ISBN-13
9780393973518
eBay Product ID (ePID)
154336474

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
992 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Search for Modern China
Publication Year
1999
Subject
Asia / China
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Author
Jonathan D. Spence
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
42.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
98-022145
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
951/.03
Synopsis
This new edition includes a new final chapter covering events following Tiananmen Square and there is additional material on the 18th century, the roots of Chinese communism, and the relationsip between Mao and Stalin at the time of the Korean War., Jonathan D. Spence is George Burton Adams Professor of History at Yale University and author of eight acclaimed books on China. Here he has written a very readable history of this fascinating country. "To understand . . . China's past there is no better place to start than Jonathan D. Spences excellent new book".--The New York Times Book Review front page review. 136 pages of photographs., Look no further for a comprehensive narrative of Chinese history from the fall of the Ming dynasty to the present., Beautifully written by a leading scholar in the field, the new edition of The Search for Modern China brings to life the characters and events of China's turbulent modern history. The narrative is detailed balanced, integrating political and cultural history with social and economic developments. Spence has streamlined and thoroughly updated the text in light of new scholarship and the major new steps China has taken in the last ten years. The Search for Modern China, Second Edition, features a visually striking art program that includes more than 150 illustrations--many by world-famous photographers--50 maps, and many helpful tables., Beautifully written by a leading scholar in the field, the new edition of The Search for Modern China brings to life the characters and events of China's turbulent modern history. The narrative is detailed balanced, integrating political and cultural history with social and economic developments. Spence has streamlined and thoroughly updated the text in light of new scholarship and the major new steps China has taken in the last ten years. The Search for Modern China , Second Edition, features a visually striking art program that includes more than 150 illustrations--many by world-famous photographers--50 maps, and many helpful tables.
LC Classification Number
DS754.S65 1999

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    21 Nov, 2018

    Good read

    lots of fascinating history. Very readable.

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