The Search for Modern China

by Janet Chen and Jonathan D. Spence

The Search for Modern China originated in a legendary course at Yale taught by the late Jonathan Spence and has been the best-selling text for students and teachers of modern Chinese history ever since. Janet Chen (Princeton University), a leading scholar and expert in social and cultural history, updates The Search for Modern China for a new generation. Incorporating insights from recent scholarship throughout, she has also streamlined the text to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324070021
• ISBN13: 9781324070023
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 768 Pages