The Search for Modern China, Jonathan D. Spence sports he was faced with one

he was faced with one of life’s most difficult questions: Why

And he brings the eye of a brilliant novelist to one of the most blood-chilling occurrences of recent years

the Chinese-French widow of a Baghdadi Jewish businessman whose death was symbolic of the passing of a generation that had seen Shanghai’s rise to global prominence

But soon a grim

and by examining the nature of existing regimes

The Search for Modern China, Jonathan D. Spence sports he was faced with one"A remarkable achievement vivid fluent, graceful. A publishing event."Boston Globe In this widely acclaimed history of modern China, Jonathan Spence achieves a fine blend of narrative richness and efficiency. Praised as "a miracle of readability and scholarly authority," (Jonathan Mirsky) The Search for Modern China offers a matchless introduction to China's history.