Spence, Jonathan D

An unhappy wife in seventeenth-century China returns home after running away, only to be killed by her husband.

The history of China for over four hundred years through the spring of 1989.

Provides a text on the history of China, from the beginning of the seventheenth century until the end of the twentieth century, and covers the wars, politics, technology, cultures, and economoies of an ever-evolving China.

Reconstructs 85 years of China's history in conjunction with the life stories of a scholar, a spokesman, and a writer-activist.

A biography of Chinese ruler Mao Zedong, discussing how he was able to rise to a position of leadership, and considering some of the myths he constructed about his life to contribute to his aura of power.