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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom : China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War /

This narrative history of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion (which cost some twenty million lives) brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and sometimes gruesome battles. A riveting, both sweeping and intimate portrait of the largest civil war in history...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Platt, Stephen R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
China > History > Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864.
China > Relations > Western countries.
Western countries > Relations > China.
China > History > Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 > Participation, Foreign.
Visitors, Foreign > China > History > 19th century.
Europeans > China > History > 19th century.
Americans > China > History > 19th century.
Manchus > History > 19th century.
Ethnic conflict > China > History > 19th century.
China > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
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Summary:This narrative history of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion (which cost some twenty million lives) brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and sometimes gruesome battles. A riveting, both sweeping and intimate portrait of the largest civil war in history.
Item Description:"A Borzoi book."
Physical Description:xxviii, 470 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307271730
0307271730