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The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom

bySimon Winchester

The Man Who Loved China examines the Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom, combining Simon Winchester's clear narrative with the perspective of a biographical portrait. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of biography & autobiography and history. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. Together, these elements make The Man Who Loved China an accessible guide to the subject and the questions it continues to raise.

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Publication date

April 28, 2009

Format

Print edition

Pages

352

ISBN

9780060884611