To Change China: Western Advisers in China
Western Advisers in China, 1620-1960
$52.33
- Paperback
335 pages
- Release Date
27 March 1980
Summary
"To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume will serve as cautionary histories for businessmen, diplomats, students, or any other foreigners who…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140055283 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140055282 |
| Author: | Jonathan D. Spence |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 335 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 1980 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 133mm x 192mm |
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Praise for To Change China “Serious historical entertainment at its best.” –The New York Times Book Review
“A fascinating book … Mr. Spence has given these careers fascinating first-person detail. He is a skilled craftsman.” –The New York Review of Books
About The Author
Jonathan D. Spence
Jonathan D. Spence is Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, where he has taught for thirty years. He has been 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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