The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution
by Jonathan D. Spence
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Spanning the years 1895-1980, this book is a study of some prominent members of China's intellectual elite during a turbulent period of the country's history.Tags
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A good overview history of China from the Last Emperor through to the 1980s as seen through accounts and the perspective of the Chinese people. Does not cover the last half century. Pronunciation guide, necessary as the language changed. Index.
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香港大學歷史系
Jul 3, 2025Chinese, traditional
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Jonathan D. Spence was born in Surrey, England on August 11, 1936. He received a B.A. in history from Clare College, Cambridge University and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. As a historian specializing in Chinese history, he wrote several books including The Search show more for Modern China, The Death of Woman Wang, and The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci. The Gate of Heavenly Peace won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the Henry D. Vursell Memorial Award of the American Academy-Institute of Arts and Letters. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- The Gate of Heavenly Peace
- Original publication date
- 1981
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- Languages
- Dutch, English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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