China Enters the 20th Century

Version: Unabridged
Author: Jonathan D. Spence
Narrator: Jonathan D. Spence
Genres: History, Asia, Travel, Asia, Lectures, World Affairs, History
Publisher: Chautauqua Institution/ The Great Lecture Library
Published In: N/A
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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Overview

Jonathan D. Spence was educated at Winchester College and at Cambridge University and received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1965. He is Sterling Professor of History at Yale, where he has served as chairman of the Council on East Asian Studies and the Department of History, as well as director of the Division of the Humanities.

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China enters the 20th century

Written by Andrea Stillwell on October 24th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Fascinating, a lecture which presents itself as something you might hear on "Ideas" on CBC or to date myself something that might have been broadcast on "Sunday Morning?" when that time slot gave you background and discussion on events both in a current and historical context.

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by Andrea Stillwell
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Spence, Jonathan D.

Anne Wilkes Tucker is curator of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and author of the award-winning" History of Japanese Photography" (Yale). Jonathan D. Spence is the Sterling Professor of History at Yale University. His books include "Tsao Yin and the Kang-hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master" (Yale) and "The Search for Modern China,"