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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393973514
ISBN-139780393973518
eBay Product ID (ePID)154336474
Product Key Features
Number of Pages992 Pages
Publication NameSearch for Modern China
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAsia / China
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorJonathan D. Spence
Subject AreaHistory
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight42.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN98-022145
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal951/.03
SynopsisThis 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 NumberDS754.S65 1999
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- 21. Nov. 2018
Good read
lots of fascinating history. Very readable.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
