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The Search for Modern China Paperback – 17 October 2001

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    16 x 4.83 x 23.62 cm
  6. ISBN-10
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"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

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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ *Norton agency titles; 1st edition (17 October 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393307808
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393307801
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16 x 4.83 x 23.62 cm
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+Peter Coffin
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you're interested in how China became China, this is the book to read
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