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Paul Kennedy's Jonathan Spence Memories
Podcast |
ChinaTalk
Publisher |
Jordan Schneider
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Government
News
Politics
Technology
Publication Date |
Sep 08, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:53:28
Prepare a nice cup of tea and put your feet up for a special episode of stories and anecdotes about the late American historian and Sinologist Jonathan Spence, as told by his friend and colleague Paul Kennedy. He takes us through Why the worst thing about being stationed in Germany was the drunk British soldiers Conversations about Chinese history with Henry Kissinger How archaeological digs win you contracts with provincial governments Spence's approach to research and scholarship Outro Music: 'This Map' from the opera The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci (!!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71cJopakfAw Here's a video recording of the whole opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_susz11wE9Q PLUS I HAVE A NEWSLETTER! Check it out! https://www.chinatalk.media/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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