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In this widely acclaimed history of modern China, Jonathan Spence achieves a fine blend of narrative richness and efficiency. Praised as "a miracle of readability and scholarly authority," (Jonathan Mirsky) The Search for Modern China offers a matchless introduction to China's history.

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Paperback 876 Pages
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-10: 0393307808
ISBN-13: 9780393307801
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pub date: Oct 01, 2001
Dimensions: 23 cm x 16 cm x 5 cm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Audio Cassette
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