A portrait of the mid-twentieth-century scientist and adventurer traces his British government mission to China, his love affair with visiting student Lu Gwei-Djen, and his pivotal influence on the Western world's understanding of China's culture and history.
Record details
ISBN:0061562769
ISBN:9780061562761
Physical Description:xiv, 478 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. text (large print)
Publisher:New York, NY : HarperLuxe, c2008.
Content descriptions
General Note:
Map as frontispiece.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [462]-478).