To Change China
By Jonathan D. Spence
By Jonathan D. Spence
Category: Asian World History | World Politics
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$24.00
Mar 27, 1980 | ISBN 9780140055283
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Praise
Praise for To Change China:
“Serious historical entertainment at its best.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“A fascinating book . . . Mr. Spence has given these careers fascinating first-person detail. He is a skilled craftsman.”
—The New York Review of Books
Table Of Contents
To Change China – Jonathan D. Spence List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Schall and Verbiest: To God Through the Stars
2. Peter Parker: Bodies or Souls
3. Ward and Gordon: Glorious Days of Looting
4. Lay and Hart: Power, Patronage, Pay
5. Martin and Fryer: Trimming the Lamps
6. Edward Hume: Yale for China
7. Mikhail Borodin: Life in the Sun
8. Todd and Bethune: Overcome All Terrors
9. Chennault, Stilwell, Wedemeyer: A Compass for Shangri-La
10. The Last Rounds: U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.
Chapter Notes
Index
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