Why China?: Recollections Of China 1923-1950
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
From the turbulent warlord era of the 1920s to the dramatic Communist victory of 1949, Why China?: Recollections of China 1923-1950 is a firsthand account of one of the most transformative periods in modern Chinese history. C. P. FitzGerald, a distinguished British sinologist who lived and travelled extensively throughout China over nearly three decades, chronicles his deep personal and intellectual relationship with a civilisation on the brink of revolutionary change — capturing the rhythms of daily life, the upheaval of war, and the seismic political shifts that would reshape the nation and the world. FitzGerald brings to these memoirs the analytical rigour of a seasoned historian and the warmth of a man genuinely captivated by Chinese culture, presenting a rare synthesis of scholarly insight and intimate observation. His prose is precise yet evocative, illuminating the textures of a society few Westerners understood with such depth and nuance. A vital document for anyone seeking to understand how a great civilisation reinvented itself, this memoir leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly mean to witness history from the inside?
Author: C. P. Fitzgerald
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Melbourne University Press
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
From the turbulent warlord era of the 1920s to the dramatic Communist victory of 1949, Why China?: Recollections of China 1923-1950 is a firsthand account of one of the most transformative periods in modern Chinese history. C. P. FitzGerald, a distinguished British sinologist who lived and travelled extensively throughout China over nearly three decades, chronicles his deep personal and intellectual relationship with a civilisation on the brink of revolutionary change — capturing the rhythms of daily life, the upheaval of war, and the seismic political shifts that would reshape the nation and the world. FitzGerald brings to these memoirs the analytical rigour of a seasoned historian and the warmth of a man genuinely captivated by Chinese culture, presenting a rare synthesis of scholarly insight and intimate observation. His prose is precise yet evocative, illuminating the textures of a society few Westerners understood with such depth and nuance. A vital document for anyone seeking to understand how a great civilisation reinvented itself, this memoir leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly mean to witness history from the inside?