Chinese Roundabout by Jonathan D Spence

Chinese Roundabout by Jonathan D Spence

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“If one has the art, then a piece of celery or salted cabbage can be made into a marvelous delicacy; whereas if one has not the art, not all the greatest delicacies and rarities of land, sea, or sky are of any avail.” —a Beijing cook, nineteenth century from Chinese Roundabout

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Chinese Roundabout by Jonathan D Spence

If one has the art, then a piece of celery or salted cabbage can be made into a marvelous delicacy; whereas if one has not the art, not all the greatest delicacies and rarities of land, sea, or sky are of any avail. a Beijing cook, nineteenth century from Chinese Roundabout
Jonathan D. Spence (1936—2021) was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, where he taught for more than forty years. He was awarded MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. The Search for Modern China won the Lionel Gelber Award and the Kiriyama Book Prize.
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ISBN 13 9780393309942
ISBN 10 0393309940
Title Chinese Roundabout
Author Jonathan D Spence
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 1993-09-08
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.