Encounters with Chinese Writers

Wesleyan University Press, 1984-09-01. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x0. Signed by Other. ~Good. Good price-clipped DJ. Hardcover. Light to moderate shelf wear to boards/DJ; satisfaction guaranteed. First edition. First printing. Full number line and/or stated 1st edition. Association Copy: Gift inscription to David Deal from another Whitman College faculty (?). David Deal joined the Whitman faculty in 1969. A Wenatchee native, he earned a bachelor?s degree at Whitworth College in Spokane and his Ph.D. in history at the University of Washington. He also attended Allahabad University in India and received a certificate from the Tokyo School of Japanese Language. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University and a research associate at Harvard University.Deal, who specialized in modern Chinese history, was instrumental in establishing the Whitman in China Exchange program, which he oversaw for nearly 20 years, and he founded the Asian studies major at Whitman. He served the College in many ways including as a division chair and chair of the faculty. He was dean of the faculty from 1989 to 1996.He wrote and lectured extensively, publishing more than 20 articles. Two books are pending publication. He spoke Chinese, Japanese, and German. David Deal, 62, Whitman College professor, friend, and colleague, died October 15, 2001 at his home in Walla Walla. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer.