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Drawing on the rich original manuscripts stored in the beijing and taipei archives, jonathan spence s amazing storytelling reveals much about the political and legal systems of eighteenthcentury china. An interesting read on the astonishing true story of a plot to overthrow the manchurian emperor in 1728. A memoir one member of the china beat team, susan jakes, has had the unusual experience of both taking jonathan spences famous history of modern china course as a yale undergraduate, and then later returning to the university as a graduate student and serving as a teaching assistant for a later. His newest book is return to dragon mountain 2007, a translation and distillation of the writings of zhang dai 15971689, a brilliant chronicler, historian, and epicure of the ming era. Drawing on the rich original manuscripts stored in the beijing and taipei archives, jonathan spences amazing storytelling reveals much about the political and legal systems of eighteenthcentury china. Spences most popular book is the search for modern china. Fairbank in this masterful, highly original approach to modern chinese history, jonathan d. Although treason by the book is fiction, the novel is based on a historical incident that occurred in eighteenthcentury china. Buy treason by the book book online at low prices in india. Treason by the book, by yale historian jonathan d spence, is my early candidate for the 2001 pulitzer prize for history. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. The book looks at an 18th century conspiracy by chinese school teachers against their manchu emperor. General yue zhongqi has risen far and fast, which is what makes the present. Spence the first thing one has to say about treason by the book by jonathan spence is this it will demand every bit of your time and will deserve every minute of it.
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Jonathan dermot spence born 11 august 1936 is an englishborn american historian and public intellectual specialising in chinese history. Treason by the book traitors, conspirators and guardians of an emperor. Born in 1686, the son of a general, yue was a major at age twentyfive, a colonel at thirtytwo, and was named commanderinchief of sichuan province at. It is a story of unwordly dreams of a better world and the facts of bureaucratic power, of the mind of an emperor and of the uses of his mercy. Spence reconstructs an extraordinary episode in the early intercourse between europe and china.
Spence has 51 books on goodreads with 23806 ratings. His awards include a guggenheim and a macarthur fellowship. Zeng jing, a failed degree candidate heavily influenced by the seventeenthcentury scholar lu liuliang, in october 1728 attempted to incite the descendant of yue fei. Jonathan spence national endowment for the humanities neh. He spoke on his then new book, treason by the book. Treason by the book traitors, conspirators and guardians of an emperor by jonathan spence. Author jonathan spence discusses the research he completed. Spence s 11 books on chinese history include the gate of heavenly peace, treason by the book, and the death of woman wang. Professor spences maternal grandfather taught at clifton college in bristol during the great war, and his mother, who attended secondary school in london, was. Jonathan spence on treason by the book the john adams. Treason by the book is a historical account of the zeng jing case which took place during the reign of the yongzheng emperor of china around 1730. Treason by the book, by jonathan spence, tells the story of chinese emperor yongzeng and his efforts to deal with a group of dissidents who distributed a letter throughout the land denouncing.
Spence, sterling professor of history at yale university, was born in england on august 11, 1936, the son of dermot and muriel crailsham spence. Jonathan spence is a historian of premodern and contemporary china, who combines narrative description and critical analysis to enable a vivid window into the chinese past. This same china of the early 18th century, when manchu rulers occupied the throne, is the subject of jonathan d. Jonathan spence recounts relentless investigation of the emperor and how he apprehended dissidents who impugned his imperial system of leadership. It has been very hard for me to find literature that carry the subject of governmental policy and process of any kind. Treason by the book, by jonathan spence, is a historical account of the zeng jing case which took place during the reign of the yongzheng emperor of. Like many of his works, it is a slice of history told in the lively manner of a novel. He was sterling professor of history at yale university from 1993 to 2008.
The book is an examination of chinese culture, a chronicle of historical events and an explanation of the political system. Spences 11 books on chinese history include the gate of heavenly peace, treason by the book, and the death of woman wang. This is an auction for treason by the book by jonathan spence. Using jonathan d spences new book treason by the book, article looks at issues associated with chronicling history. It is a slim jewel of a book about the investigation and prosecution for treason of a rustic scholar by the third emperor of the manchu dynasty.
This book isnt so much about policy as it is sacrifice and influence. Y wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Pdf the search for modern china by jonathan d spence pdf. Get ebooks treason on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. A mesmerizing and historically accurate portrait, treason by the book will appeal to all readers of superb narrative nonfiction. The wellmade story of a treason investigation in 18thcentury china, by yale historian spence mao zedong, 1999. It is the story of john hu, a lowly but devout chinese catholic, who in 1722 accompanied a jesuit missionary on a journey to francea journey that ended with hus confinement in a lunatic asylum.
Publication date 2001 topics zeng, jing, 16791736, yongzheng, emperor of china, 16771735. Treason by the book investigates the attempted rebellion that summer calm, the writer of the letter, was trying to persuade yue zhongqi to lead. Jonathan spence is exceptional at crafting an interesting narrative on what can be considered a boring subject. Jonathan spences eleven books on chinese history include the gate of heavenly peace, treason by the book, and the death of woman wang. A lot of fascinating insight into the mind of a confucian ruler. Nov 14, 2018 on may 30, 2002, the john adams institute hosted an evening with jonathan spence. Jonathan spence s eleven books on chinese history include the gate of heavenly peace, treason by the book, and the death of woman wang. Publication date 2001 topics zeng, jing, 16791736, yongzheng, emperor of china, 16771735, revolutionaries publisher. This book by yale scholar spence traces the intricate and surprising consequences of that disclosure. Zeng jing, a failed degree candidate heavily influenced by the seventeenthcentury scholar lu liuliang, in october 1728 attempted to incite the descendant of yue fei, yue zhongqi, governorgeneral of. Jonathon spence discussed his book treason by the book, published by viking. When treason was tolerable and gossip death the new york. Jonathan spence has recreated this revolt of the scholars in fascinating and chilling detail.
Jonathon spence discusses his book treason by the book, which looks at. He has been awarded guggenheim and macarthur fellowships and is professor emeritus of history at yale university. Treason by the book 0670892920 by spence, jonathan d. Spence, sterling professor of history at yale university, is the awardwinning. Jonathan spence, now regarded as the leading historian of china writing in english, has recovered the evidence of the case and reconstructed its course in a book of complete originality that has the. Treason by the book, by jonathan spence, is a historical account of the zeng jing case which took place during the reign of the yongzheng emperor of china around 1730. This lively and elegant book by the acclaimed historian jonathan d. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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