#3 The Search For Modern China

The Search For Modern China

Jonathan D. Spence
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"A remarkable achievement...vivid...fluent, graceful.... A publishing event."―Boston Globe 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.
Genres: HistoryChinaNonfictionAsiaPoliticsWorld HistoryAcademicAudiobook20th CenturyHistorical
912 Pages

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