"All books by Jonathan D. Spence"
The Search for Modern China
Fourth Edition, Paperback, 2025
The gold standard for the modern Chinese history course, for a new generation
The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds
Paperback, 1999
"Like everything else written by Jonathan Spence, The Chan's Great Continent is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in China. Spence is one of the greatest Sinologists of our time, and his...
God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan
Paperback, 1997
"A magnificent tapestry…a story that reaches beyond China into our world and time: a story of faith, hope, passion, and a fatal grandiosity." —Washington Post Book World
Chinese Roundabout: Essays in History and Culture
Paperback, 1993
“If one has the art, then a piece of celery or salted cabbage can be made into a marvelous delicacy; whereas if one has not the art, not all the greatest delicacies and rarities of land, sea, or...
The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds
E Book, 2014
"Like everything else written by Jonathan Spence, The Chan's Great Continent is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in China. Spence is one of the greatest Sinologists of our time, and his...
God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan
E Book, 2015
"A magnificent tapestry…a story that reaches beyond China into our world and time: a story of faith, hope, passion, and a fatal grandiosity." —Washington Post Book World
The Search for Modern China
Fourth Edition, E Book, 2025
The gold standard for the modern Chinese history course, for a new generation
Fortress Besieged
Paperback, 2026
The greatest Chinese novel of the twentieth century, Fortress Besieged is a classic of world literature and a masterpiece of parodic fiction
Fortress Besieged
E Book
The greatest Chinese novel of the twentieth century, Fortress Besieged is a classic of world literature and a masterpiece of parodic fiction