{"product_id":"to-change-china-isbn-9780140055283","title":"To Change China","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom “the best known and most talented historian of China writing in English today” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times)\u003c\/i\u003e, an examination of a diverse collection of Western foreigners who attempted “to change China”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"To change China\" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume will serve as cautionary histories for businessmen, diplomats, students, or any other foreigners who foolishly believe that they can transform this vast, enigmatic country.To Change China - Jonathan D. Spence       List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Schall and Verbiest: To God Through the Stars\u003cbr\u003e2. Peter Parker: Bodies or Souls\u003cbr\u003e3. Ward and Gordon: Glorious Days of Looting\u003cbr\u003e4. Lay and Hart: Power, Patronage, Pay\u003cbr\u003e5. Martin and Fryer: Trimming the Lamps\u003cbr\u003e6. Edward Hume: Yale for China\u003cbr\u003e7. Mikhail Borodin: Life in the Sun\u003cbr\u003e8. Todd and Bethune: Overcome All Terrors\u003cbr\u003e9. Chennault, Stilwell, Wedemeyer: A Compass for Shangri-La\u003cbr\u003e10. The Last Rounds: U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTo Change China\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Serious historical entertainment at its best.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating book . . . Mr. Spence has given these careers fascinating first-person detail. He is a skilled craftsman.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Spence (1936-2021):\u003c\/b\u003e  Was the author of more than a dozen well-regarded books \"which illuminate China's vast history through details that illuminated bigger pictures and themes. (The New York Times)\" including  \u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Heavenly Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreason by the Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Woman Wang\u003c\/i\u003e. His awards include a Guggenheim and a MacArthur Fellowship. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300689629413,"sku":"NP9780140055283","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140055283.jpg?v=1767742697","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/to-change-china-isbn-9780140055283","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}