Paul Kennedy's Jonathan Spence Memories

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

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