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The Search for Modern China
Jonathan D.The Search for Modern ... Textbook Spence |
| Type: | eBook |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Publisher: | W W Norton & Co Inc |
| Page Count: | 1044 |
| Format: | pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN-10: | 0393027082 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780393027082 |
From Publishers Weekly
Spence ( The Question of Hu ) argues that China's modernization strategies can't work unless the people are allowed to participate in political decision-making. A splendid achievement, this sweeping 1088-page epic chronicle compresses four centuries of political and social change into a sharply observant narrative. Spence offers contemporary perspectives on the British 19th-century drive to get the Chinese masses addicted to opium, Chiang Kai-Shek's secret police apparatus and proto-fascist supporters, Japan's ruthless occupation during WW II, the Mao bloodbath known as the "Cultural Revolution" and the legacy of China's bureaucratic, authoritarian Ming and Qing dynasties. Photos. 50,000 printing; BOMC, QPB and History Book Club selections; author tour. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
YA --The difficulty of finding a complete, one-volume history of China is no longer a problem with publication of this work, which covers Chinese history from the 16th-century Ming Dynasty to the 1989 "China Spring" demonstrations. The 200+ photographs and illustrations, many in color and previously unpublished, include historical notes that add understanding to the art and the stories illustrated. The text is written in an informative manner that will appeal to students; their lack of knowledge of Chinese history is forstalled by the comprehensive glossary that explains phrases, people, and events. High-school teachers will bless you for buying this well-researched volume.-Dolores Steinhauer, Jefferson Sci-Tech, Alexandria, VACopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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