Jonathan D. Spence

2.0k citations
36 papers · 773 indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 12
Topics
Chinese history and philosophy (14 papers)Japanese History and Culture (3 papers)Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 papers)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

Jonathan D. Spence

31 papers receiving 474 citations

Hit Papers

The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci1986202619992012198650100150

Peers

Jonathan D. Spence
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  • Sociology and Political Science 450
  • Political Science and International Relations 173
  • Anthropology 119
  • Cultural Studies 118
  • Economics and Econometrics 61
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All Works

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The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection
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China in 2008 : a year of great significance
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Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man
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Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation
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Red-color news soldier
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The Taiping vision of a Christian China, 1836-1864
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The Chinese century : the photographic history of the last hundred years
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The search for modern China
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The Memory Palace of Matteo Riccibreakdown →
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16 12
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19 6
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About Jonathan D. Spence

Jonathan D. Spence is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Cultural Studies and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 36 papers that have together received 773 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chinese history and philosophy (14 papers), Japanese History and Culture (3 papers) and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cultural Studies (118 citations), Anthropology (119 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (450 citations). Jonathan D. Spence has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Donald S. Zagoria, John E. Wills, Aihwa Ong, Lucian W. Pye, Joseph R. Levenson, E. G. Pulleyblank, James Parsons, Evelyn S. Rawski, K Lundbæk and Tom Fisher. Their work appears in journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and Pacific Affairs.

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