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Jonathan D. Spence

Born

in Surrey, The United Kingdom

August 11, 1936

Died

December 25, 2021

Genre

History

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Jonathan D. Spence is a historian specializing in Chinese history. His self-selected Chinese name is Shǐ Jǐngqiān (simplified Chinese: 史景迁; traditional Chinese: 史景遷), which roughly translates to "A historian who admires Sima Qian."

He has been Sterling Professor of History at Yale University since 1993. His most famous book is The Search for Modern China, which has become one of the standard texts on the last several hundred years of Chinese history. ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 9,717 ratings · 895 reviews · 69 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Search For Modern China 4.19 avg rating — 2,845 ratings — published 1990 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan 3.93 avg rating — 1,107 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mao Zedong: A Life 3.48 avg rating — 1,033 ratings — published 1999 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Death of Woman Wang 3.47 avg rating — 847 ratings — published 1978 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci 3.82 avg rating — 737 ratings — published 1984 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution 4.01 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Question of Hu 3.48 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2011 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treason by the Book 3.72 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man 3.67 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds 3.56 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 1998 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jonathan D. Spence

The Search For Modern China (3 books)
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Jonathan D. Spence,

史景遷,

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Quotes by Jonathan D. Spence (?)

“If you want to really know something you have to observe or experience it in person; if you claim to know something on the basis of hearsay, or on happening to see it in a book, you'll be a laughingstock to those who really know.”
― Jonathan D. Spence, Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi

tags: books, experience, hearsay, knowledge, observation

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“The written word has its limits and its challenges, for the primal sound in the whole world is that made by the human voice, and the likeness of this human voice must be rendered in dots and strokes...Yet I never forget that the voice, too, is important...Don't mumble or hesitate. Speak...in a loud voice, clearly, and without fear.”
― Jonathan D. Spence, Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi

tags: human-voice, speaking, writing

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“Seek joyfulness when you can, for seeking joy leads to an auspicious atmosphere.”
― Jonathan D. Spence, Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi

tags: joy, maxim

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