The gate of heavenly peace : the Chinese and their revolution, 1895-1980
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The gate of heavenly peace : the Chinese and their revolution, 1895-1980
Penguin Books, 1982, c1981
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"First published in the United States of America by the Viking Press 1981 ... Published in Penguin Books 1982"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. [471]-492
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"A milestone in Western studies of China." (John K. Fairbank)
In this masterful, highly original approach to modern Chinese history, Jonathan D. Spence shows us the Chinese revolution through the eyes of its most articulate participants-the writers, historians, philosophers, and insurrectionists who shaped and were shaped by the turbulent events of the twentieth century. By skillfully combining literary materials with more conventional sources of political and social history, Spence provides an unparalleled look at China and her people and offers valuable insight into the continuing conflict between the implacable power of the state and the strivings of China's artists, writers, and thinkers.
Table of Contents
The Gate of Heavenly Peace - Jonathan D. Spence List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
Note on Pronunciation
1. Arousing the Spirits
2. Visions and Violence
3. Wanderings
4. The Far Horizon
5. The Land of Hunger
6. Extolling Nirvana
7. Whose Children Are Those?
8. Wake the Spring
9. Farewell to the Beautiful Things
10. Refugees
11. Rectifications
12. A New Order
13. The Noise of the Renegades
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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