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Jonathan D. Spence

1936 -

Jonathan Dermot Spence is an English-born American historian, sinologist, and writer specialising in Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. His most widely read book is The Search for Modern China, a survey of the last several hundred years of Chinese history based on his popular course at Yale. A prolific author, reviewer, and essayist, he has published more than a dozen books on China. He retired from Yale in 2008.

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  • Cover of: To Change China: Western Advisers in China

    First published in 1969 6 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition tochangechinawes0000spen Cover of edition tochangechinawes00jona
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  • Cover of: The memory palace of Matteo Ricci

    First published in 1984 6 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition memorypalaceofm00spen
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    First published in 1999 5 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition maozedong00spen
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  • Cover of: The death of woman Wang

    First published in 1978 5 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition deathofwomanwang00spen
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  • Cover of: Chinese roundabout: essays in history and culture

    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: God's Chinese Son - The Paiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

    First published in 1996 2 editions — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Tsáo Yin and the Káng-hsi Emperor: bondservant and master

    First published in 1966 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition tsaoyinkanghsiem0000spen
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  • Cover of: Imperial China: photographs 1850-1912

    First published in 1978 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: From Ming to Chʻing: conquest, region, and continuity in seventeenth-century China

    First published in 1979 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Qian chao meng yi: Zhang Dai de fu hua yu cang liang = Return to dragon mountain : memories of a late Ming man

    First published in 2009 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The China helpers: Western advisers in China, 1620-1960

    First published in 1969 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
History, Biography, China, history, Civilization, China, China, biography, China, civilization, China, social life and customs, Relations, Runaway wives, Western influences, Women, 951, Adviseurs, Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Aufsatzsammlung, Biografía, Bridges, China, foreign relations, China, history, taiping rebellion, 1850-1864, China, history, to 221 b.c., China, kings and rulers, China, relations, foreign countries, Chinese Authors
Places
China, Foreign countries, Chine, Hong Kong (China), Italy, T'an-ch'eng, China (County)
People
Dai Zhang (1597-1679), Jing Zeng (1679-1736), Kangxi Emperor of China (1654-1722), Kʻang-hsi Emperor of China (1654-1722), Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Yin Cao (1658-1712), Yin Tsʻao (1658-1712), Yongzheng Emperor of China (1677-1735)
Time
1662-1722 (Kangxi), Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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