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Chinese History - Emperor Kang-hsi
Emperor K’ang-hsi ruled China from 1661 to 1722 and his reign is captured by
Jonathan D. Spence’s book Emperor of China. The different chapters of the book deal
with certain aspects of the Emperors life. Aspects that the history books to normally deal
with. The information in Spence’s book is based on Emperor K’ang-hsi’s
correspondence, his own writings. This writing maybe biased towards himself, but no
other …
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…not go into great detail over many facts. In addition, Spence did not address issues
outside China that effected it. By this time in history, China had foreign intervention and
influence. Yet Spence did not address the issue of foreign policies that K’ang-hsi made
during his reign. In the end Spence did achieve his goal of gaining new insights into
Emperor K’ang-hsi and wrote a good history of the Emperors life.
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