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The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution, 1895–1980

Jonathan D. Spence

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#1157 of 3,809 books · #452 in History

Won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (1982).

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 insurrectionsists who shaped and were shaped by the turbulent events of this 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 coninuing conflict between the implacable power of the state and the strivings of China's artists, writers, and thinkers.

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Genre
History
Topics
Chinese revolutionModern Chinese historyIntellectuals and political upheaval

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