The Search For Moderrn China
NY: Norton, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. 6.5"x9.5" 876 indexed pages. BCE / BOMC Red boards w/chinese word on front. Red cloth spine w/gold foil letters. DJ design by Hugh O'Neill. Map of China during the late Ming for front pds. Map of Contemporary China for back pds. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (no price) & unmarked. Slight slant to spine w/mild shelf wear to DJ. High retail covers extra shipping weight and packaging. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #14313
Jonathan D. Spence is George Burton Adams Professor of History at Yale University and author of eight acclaimed books on China. Here he has written a very readable history of this fascinating country. "To understand . . . China's past there is no better place to start than Jonathan D. Spences excellent new book".--The New York Times Book Review front page review. 200 B&Ws, 45 maps, 25 full-color illustrations. Based on 30 years of research, Spence dispels the myths and mysteries of China, covering four centuries of Chinese history.
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Price: $38.00