The Search for Modern China A Documentary Collection

Cheng, Pei-Kai (Editor)/ Lestz, Michael (Editor)/ Spence, Jonathan D. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0393973727 / ISBN 13: 9780393973723

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 1999

About this Item

1st edition. 531 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0393973727

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Search for Modern China A Documentary Collection
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393973727
• ISBN 13: 9780393973723
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.76 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

This collection of primary source documents--many translated into English for the first time and available only in this book--gather proclamations, treaties, laws, and other public acts with pieces reflecting everyday life, family, social networks, and culture.

Informative headnotes accompany the selections, helping readers with unfamiliar names, places, and events. With a chapter organization mirroring that of The Search for Modern China, this collection is the perfect supplement, providing a first-hand look at the modern Chinese society.

About the Authors

Pei-Kai Cheng is professor of history at City University of Hong Kong.


Michael Lestz is professor of history and chairperson of the history department at Trinity College.


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.