Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861. by Wakeman, Frederic Jr - 1966

University of California Press, 1997-12-30. Paperback. Good. 8x6x0. This book has moderate shelf wear, rubbing, fraying, tears, fading, chipping, and bumping to cover. Interior pages mayh have minimal highlighting or note taking. Buy with confidence!

Univ of California Pr, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 1997-12-30. Paperback. Good.

276 pp. Previous owner's name is on the upper outside corner of the front free end paper. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Book appears not used. The outer edges of the covers and spine are slightly faded. DJ is in fine condition.

University of California Press, 1997-12-29. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1966. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. [14], 276, [2] pages. Frontis map. Maps. Figures. Tables. Appendixes. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Glossary (includes Chinese characters). Index. DJ has wear, tears, chips, soiling, and is price clipped. Some cover wear and soiling. Frederic Evans Wakeman, Jr. (December 12, 1937 - September 14, 2006) was an American scholar of East Asian history. He served as president of the American Historical Association and of the Social Science Research Council. Jonathan D. Spence said of Wakeman that he was an evocative writer who chose, "like the novelist he really wanted to be, stories that split into different currents and swept the reader along," adding that he was "quite simply the best modern Chinese historian of the last 30 years." He was the author of ten books. His first monograph, published in 1966 and based on his doctoral dissertation, was Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South… Read More

University of California Press, 1997-12-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!