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# The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection

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The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection [Chen, Janet, Cheng, Pei-Kai, Lestz, Michael, Spence, Jonathan D.] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection

Review: The Search for Modern China is unbiased - I had to take a history course to satisfy my degree requirement. But I am focused on my major and really do not want to spend too much time in my GE so I chose Chinese history as I am a fluent Chinese speaker who received modern Chinese history when I was young in Taiwan. However reading this book made me realize a lot of the history lessons I received as a child contains some mix of propaganda that obscured the subject. The Search for Modern China: A Documentary History included the original archival record relevant to the issues raised by Cheng et al. with some unbiased introduction. Together with the J.Spence's, The Search for Modern China, both books perfectly complemented each other. The translation of the archival record is easy to read (much easier to read than the original classic Chinese version) and is a pleasure to go through even for leisure read. I highly recommend this book together with Spence's textbook on The Search for Modern China.
Review: A really interesting read - This was a required text for a course on the history of modern China. I really enjoyed the book and looked forward to the assigned reading: the original documents (and the explanations accompanying them) gave real insight into China's history: cultural, political, and military.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #349,412 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #340 in Chinese History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (60) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1 x 9.5 inches |
| Edition  | 3rd |
| ISBN-10  | 0393920852 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0393920857 |
| Item Weight  | 1.8 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 625 pages |
| Publication date  | June 26, 2013 |
| Publisher  | W W Norton & Co Inc |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Search for Modern China is unbiased
*by D***N on September 20, 2009*

I had to take a history course to satisfy my degree requirement. But I am focused on my major and really do not want to spend too much time in my GE so I chose Chinese history as I am a fluent Chinese speaker who received modern Chinese history when I was young in Taiwan. However reading this book made me realize a lot of the history lessons I received as a child contains some mix of propaganda that obscured the subject. The Search for Modern China: A Documentary History included the original archival record relevant to the issues raised by Cheng et al. with some unbiased introduction. Together with the J.Spence's, The Search for Modern China, both books perfectly complemented each other. The translation of the archival record is easy to read (much easier to read than the original classic Chinese version) and is a pleasure to go through even for leisure read. I highly recommend this book together with Spence's textbook on The Search for Modern China.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A really interesting read
*by J***Y on January 12, 2013*

This was a required text for a course on the history of modern China. I really enjoyed the book and looked forward to the assigned reading: the original documents (and the explanations accompanying them) gave real insight into China's history: cultural, political, and military.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by Z***O on December 9, 2017*

Great book! Contains first-hand resources for major events in modern China.

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