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The Search for Modern China

Von: Jonathan D. Spence
Gesprochen von: Frederick Davidson
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The history of China is as rich and strange as that of any country on earth. Yet for many, China’s history remains unknown, or known only through the stylized images that generations in the West have cherished or reviled as truth.

With his command of character and event - the product of 30 years of research and reflection in the field - Spence dispels those myths in a powerful narrative. Over four centuries of Chinese history, from the waning days of the once-glorious Ming Dynasty to Deng Xiaoping’s bloody suppression of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, Spence fashions the astonishing story of the effort to achieve a modern China. Through the ideas and emotions of its reformist Confucian scholars, its poets, novelists, artists, and visionary students, we see one of the world’s oldest cultures struggling to define itself as Chinese and modern.

©1990 Jonathan D. Spence (P)2000 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Asien Welt
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“To understand…China’s past there is no better place to start than Jonathan D. Spence’s excellent new book.” ( New York Times Book Review)
“Monumental…History that is always lively, always concrete, always comprehensible.” ( New York Times)
“Rich and dramatic…A pleasure to read, as well as being immensely informative.” ( San Francisco Chronicle)
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As a book, "The Search for Modern China" is certainly a must-read for anyone interested in China's history.

The audio book - however - is severely lacking. Frederick Davidson can't for the life of him pronounce anything Chinese correctly. Which, you'd think, would be a core competency for someone reading a book about Chinese history.

I can't fathom why the producers thought he'd would be suitable for the job. His English is impeccable, certainly worth any BBC commentator in the 1960s. But the refusal to even spend one day practicing Chinese pronounciation before reading this book does not speal for Mr. Davidson.

I can only venture guesses, but it almost seems like Mr. Davidson - in a somewhat colonialist arrogance - thought "the British pronunciation is always the correct one". Or he just saw this as a paycheck. Or he simply doesn't care.

The latter reason clearly also the producers' mindset.

This book being rather niche, I don't dare to hope for a re-recording with a more suitable speaker. But for Christ's sake, people: be more careful when selecting speakers. make sure they know how to pronounce all the words in the book, or at least offer them training to that end.

Brilliant recount of China's modern history. Abysmal pronunciation of Chinese names and places.

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