Paul Kennedy's Jonathan Spence Memories
Sep 08, 2022•52 min
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Episode description
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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