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The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution 1895-1980 Paperback - 1982
by Jonathan D. Spence
Summary
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 participantsthe 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.
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 participantsthe 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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- Title The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution 1895-1980
- Author Jonathan D. Spence
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 516
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date 1982-10-28
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140062793 / 0140062793
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.2 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 3.05 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects China - History - 20th century, China - History - 1861-1912
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 82005245
- Dewey Decimal Code 951
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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
“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
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