The Question of Hu by Jonathan D. Spence

The Question of Hu

Jonathan D. Spence

187 pages paperback 1989

2 editions

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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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