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The Search for Modern China

The Search for Modern China

by Johnathan D Spence (Author)

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    Paperback 1991

    $20.15
Synopsis

In this widely acclaimed history of modern China, Jonathan Spence achieves a fine blend of narrative richness and efficiency. Praised as a miracle of readability and scholarly authority, (Jonathan Mirsky) The Search for Modern China offers a matchless introduction to China's history.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 912
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11 Sep 1991
ISBN 10: 0393307808
ISBN 13: 9780393307801

Media Reviews
Monumental.... History that is always lively, always concrete, always comprehensible. -- New York Times
History at its best...all in the vivid, accessible style for which the author is well known. -- Washington Post Book World
Author Bio
Jonathan D. Spence is Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, where he has taught for thirty years. He has been 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.