The Search for Modern China: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Search for Modern China runs 36.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 24.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 36.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 74 days |
| 1 hour / day | 37 days |
| 2 hours / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 25 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 36.9 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 893 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,812 hours in all.
About as long, on the Asia shelf
7 Asia audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Search for Modern China is an audiobook by Jonathan D. Spence: a 36.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released August 2, 2012, on the Asia shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 36.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frederick Davidson
- Released
- August 2, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Asia
- ISBN
- 9781624607066
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Search for Modern China as an audiobook?
The Search for Modern China runs 36.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 24.6 hours.
Is The Search for Modern China free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Search for Modern China?
The Search for Modern China is narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Is The Search for Modern China worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 24.6 hours, saving 12.3 hours.