The Search for Modern China, 2nd Edition in PDF

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The Search for Modern China by Spence

Description Look no further for an exhaustively detailed account of Chinese history throughout the great fall of the Ming Dynasty to today's turbulent times. gorgeously written by a top scholar in the field, this new edition of The Search for Modern China raises to life the personalities and tumultuous events of China's troubled modern era. Combining Western and Eastern wisdom, this lavishly illustrated volume covers everything from the Forbidden City to opium dens. A treasure trove of information about China, this new revised and expanded second edition brings to light the fascinating details of Chinese society and civilization, as well as offering fresh insights into the behind-the-scenes workings of the Chinese government and society.
Spence offers a well-balanced treatment of Chinese history that highlights the positive as well as the negative aspects. While the book is a fascinating glimpse of the history of China, it also offers an important message for our own understanding of China and the role China plays in the world today. The author has put together all the information needed to cover China and its relationships today, but have left the reader with many questions and areas still open to interpretation. In this book, readers are offered much more than an easy-to-read overview of China, but a rewarding study of this fascinating country.