The Question of Hu by Jonathan D. Spence

The Question of Hu

Jonathan D. Spence

208 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This lively and elegant book by the acclaimed historian Jonathan D. Spence reconstructs an extraordinary episode in the early intercourse between Europe and China. It is the story of John Hu, a lowly but devout Chinese Catholic, who in 1722 accomp...

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