Jonathan D. Spence

36 books

The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds by Jonathan D. Spence

The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds

Jonathan D. Spence

304 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation by Jonathan D. Spence, A. Chester Ong, Ronald G. Knapp

Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation

Jonathan D. Spence, A. Chester Ong, Ronald G. Knapp

288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Chinese Roundabout: Essays in History and Culture by Jonathan D. Spence

Chinese Roundabout: Essays in History and Culture

Jonathan D. Spence

400 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
The Death of Woman Wang by Jonathan D. Spence

The Death of Woman Wang

Jonathan D. Spence

192 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative fast-paced
Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi by Kangxi, Jonathan D. Spence

Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi

Kangxi, Jonathan D. Spence

256 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution 1895-1980 by Jonathan D. Spence

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

Jonathan D. Spence

516 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan by David Lindroth, Jonathan D. Spence

God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

David Lindroth, Jonathan D. Spence

432 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Inside China by Jonathan D. Spence, Marc Riboud, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elizabeth C. Economy, Li Zhensheng

Inside China

Jonathan D. Spence, Marc Riboud, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elizabeth C. Economy, Li Zhensheng

272 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction travel informative reflective medium-paced
Mao Zedong: A Life by Jonathan D. Spence

Mao Zedong: A Life

Penguin Lives

Jonathan D. Spence

188 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci by Jonathan D. Spence

The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

Jonathan D. Spence

368 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced