The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution

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Artist
Spence, Jonathan D.
ISBN
9780140062793
Book Title
Gate of Heavenly Peace : the Chinese and Their Revolution
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length
7.8 in
Publication Year
1982
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.3 in
Author
Jonathan D. Spence
Genre
Political Science, History
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, Asia / China, World / Asian
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Width
5.1 in
Number of Pages
560 Pages
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140062793
ISBN-13
9780140062793
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51293

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gate of Heavenly Peace : the Chinese and Their Revolution
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, Asia / China, World / Asian
Publication Year
1982
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Author
Jonathan D. Spence
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

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Trade
LCCN
82-005245
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
19
Reviews
Praise for The Gate of Heavenly Peace :   "Absolutely first rate; it is adventurous in form, scrupulous in content, passionate in its revelation of complex human drama." - Saturday Review   "[Jonathan Spence] has woven a magical symphony that tells us as no conventional history could of the agony of a nation in awesome labor." -Harrison E. Salisbury, Chicago Tribune Book World   "With a novelist's flair for life and a historian's grounding in fact . . . there is no other work to match this in sweep, vivacity, and humanity." - Library Journal, "A milestone in Western studies of China." --John K. Fairbank "Absolutely first rate; it is adventurous in form, scrupulous in content, passionate in its revelation of complex human drama." -- Saturday Review "He has woven a magical symphony that tells us as no conventional history could of the agony of a nation in awesome labor." --Harrison E. Salisbury, Chicago Tribune Book World "With a novelist's flair for life and a historian's grounding in fact ... there is no other work to match this in sweep, vivacity, and humanity." -- Library Journal
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
951
Table Of Content
The Gate of Heavenly Peace - Jonathan D. Spence List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Note on Pronunciation 1. Arousing the Spirits 2. Visions and Violence 3. Wanderings 4. The Far Horizon 5. The Land of Hunger 6. Extolling Nirvana 7. Whose Children Are Those? 8. Wake the Spring 9. Farewell to the Beautiful Things 10. Refugees 11. Rectifications 12. A New Order 13. The Noise of the Renegades Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
"A milestone in Western studies of China." (John K. Fairbank) In this masterful, highly original approach to modern Chinese history, Jonathan D. Spence shows us the Chinese revolution through the eyes of its most articulate participants--the writers, historians, philosophers, and insurrectionists who shaped and were shaped by the turbulent events of the twentieth century. By skillfully combining literary materials with more conventional sources of political and social history, Spence provides an unparalleled look at China and her people and offers valuable insight into the continuing conflict between the implacable power of the state and the strivings of China's artists, writers, and thinkers., "A milestone in Western studies of China." (John K. Fairbank) In this masterful, highly original approach to modern Chinese history, Jonathan D. Spence shows us the Chinese revolution through the eyes of its most articulate participants-the writers, historians, philosophers, and insurrectionists who shaped and were shaped by the turbulent events of the twentieth century. By skillfully combining literary materials with more conventional sources of political and social history, Spence provides an unparalleled look at China and her people and offers valuable insight into the continuing conflict between the implacable power of the state and the strivings of China's artists, writers, and thinkers.
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DS775.7

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