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The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds

Jonathan D. Spence - History - 1998 - 308 pages
Enlightenment thinkers, spinners of the cult of Chinoiserie, and American observers such as Bret Harte, Mark Twain, and Eugene O'Neill convey Western thought on China.
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The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

Jonathan D. Spence - History - 1985 - 372 pages
From the renowned historian and author of The Death of Woman Wang, a vivid and gripping account of the 16th-century missionary’s remarkable sojourn to Ming China In 1577, the ...
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Chinese Roundabout: Essays in History and Culture

Jonathan D. Spence - History - 1992 - 420 pages
"If one has the art, then a piece of celery or salted cabbage can be made into a marvelous delicacy; whereas if one has not the art, not all the greatest delicacies and ...
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From Ming to Ch'ing: Conquest, Region, and Continuity in Seventeenth-century ...

Jonathan D. Spence, John Elliot Wills - History - 1979 - 444 pages
The collapse of the Ming dynasty and the takeover of China by Manchu rulers in the 1640s were of crucial importance in the late history of China. But because traditional ...
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Tsʻao Yin and the Kʻang-hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master, Volume 85

Jonathan D. Spence - Biography & Autobiography - 1966 - 362 pages
Traditional Chinese edition of China scholar and Yale Professor Jonathan Spence's Ts'ao Yin and the K'ang-hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master. Spence recounts the relationship ...
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God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

Jonathan D. Spence - History - 1996 - 450 pages
"It is 1837 when Hong ascends to Heaven. While there, he is charged by God, his Heavenly Father - attired in black dragon robe and high-brimmed hat, his mouth almost hidden by ...
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Gods Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Of Hong Xiuquan

Jonathan D Spence - History - 1996 - 452 pages
A powerful account of the largest uprising in human history--the Taiping rebellion (1845-64)--in which 20 million Chinese were left dead, God's Chinese Son tells "a story that ...
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The Search for Modern China

Jonathan D. Spence - History - 1990 - 1054 pages
In this widely acclaimed history of modern China, Jonathan Spence achieves a fine blend of narrative richness and efficiency. The Search for Modern China offers a matchless ...
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Mao Zedong: A Life

Jonathan D. Spence - Biography & Autobiography - 2006 - 208 pages
“Spence draws upon his extensive knowledge of Chinese politics and culture to create an illuminating picture of Mao. . . . Superb.” (Chicago Tribune) From humble origins in the ...
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