The Question of Hu by Spence, Jonathan D.

The Question of Hu (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679725800)

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The Question of Hu by Spence, Jonathan D.

The Question of Hu

$20.00
The Question of Hu by Spence, Jonathan D.

The Question of Hu

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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This lively and elegant book by the acclaimed historian Jonathan D. Spence reconstructs an extraordinary episode in the early intercourse between Europe and China. It is the story of John Hu, a lowly but devout Chinese Catholic, who in 1722 accompanied a Jesuit missionary on a journey to France--a journey that ended with Hu's confinement in a lunatic asylum. At once a triumph of historical detective work and a gripping narrative, The Question of Hu deftly probes the collision of tw ocultures, with their different definitions of faith, madness, and moral obligation.

Author: Jonathan D. Spence
ISBN-10: 0679725806
ISBN-13: 9780679725800
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 10/23/1989
Pages: 187
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.16w x 0.55d
By Jonathan D. Spence
By Jonathan D. Spence
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Jonathan Spence's eleven books on Chinese history include The Gate of Heavenly Peace, Treason by the Book, and The Death of Woman Wang. His awards include a Guggenheim and a MacArthur Fellowship. He teaches at Yale University.

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