Jonathan D. Spence

The Search for Modern China

"A remarkable achievement...vivid...fluent, graceful.... A publishing event."—Boston Globe

In this widely acclaimed history of modern China, Jonathan Spence achieves a fine blend of narrative richness and efficiency. Praised as "a miracle of readability and scholarly authority," (Jonathan Mirsky) The Search for Modern China offers a matchless introduction to China's history.

"Monumental.... History that is always lively, always concrete, always comprehensible."—New York Times

"History at its best...all in the vivid, accessible style for which the author is well known."—Washington Post Book World