Author:
Spence, Jonathan D.
Edition Statement:lst ed.
Imprint:New York : W.W. Norton, c1992.
Descriptionxiii, 400 p. : illus. ; 25 cm.
Note:Paris years of Arcadio Huang -- Peregrinations of Mendes Pinto -- Matteo Ricci and the ascent to Peking -- Gamble in China -- Malraux's Temptation -- Looking east: The long view -- Seven ages of K'ang-hsi -- Energies of Ming life -- Painter's circles -- Collapse of a purist -- Vibrant doctrine -- Dialogue of Chinese science -- Being Chinese -- Food -- Medicine -- Taxes -- Opium -- Cock's blood and browning pistols -- Film and politics: Bai Hua's Bitter Love -- Tiananmen -- Arthur Wright -- Arthur Waley -- John Fairbank -- Fang Chao-ying.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-386) and index.
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