Jonathan D. Spence (1936—2021) was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, where he taught for more than forty years. He was awarded MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. The Search for Modern China won the Lionel Gelber Award and the Kiriyama Book Prize.
"Monumental.... History that is always lively, always concrete,
always comprehensible."
*New York Times*
"History at its best...all in the vivid, accessible style for which
the author is well known."
*Washington Post Book World*
"Monumental.... History that is always lively, always concrete,
always comprehensible." -- New York Times
"History at its best...all in the vivid, accessible style for which
the author is well known." -- Washington Post Book World
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