To Change China: Western Advisers in China by Spence, Jonathan D.

To Change China: Western Advisers in China (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140055283)

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To Change China: Western Advisers in China by Spence, Jonathan D.

To Change China: Western Advisers in China

$24.00
To Change China: Western Advisers in China by Spence, Jonathan D.

To Change China: Western Advisers in China

$24.00
Format: Paperback
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From "the best known and most talented historian of China writing in English today" (Los Angeles Times), an examination of a diverse collection of Western foreigners who attempted "to change China"

"To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume will serve as cautionary histories for businessmen, diplomats, students, or any other foreigners who foolishly believe that they can transform this vast, enigmatic country.

Author: Jonathan D. Spence
ISBN-10: 0140055282
ISBN-13: 9780140055283
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 03/27/1980
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.56h x 5.24w x 0.64d
By Jonathan D. Spence
By Jonathan D. Spence
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Jonathan Spence (1936-2021): Was the author of more than a dozen well-regarded books "which illuminate China's vast history through details that illuminated bigger pictures and themes. (The New York Times)" including 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 was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008.

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