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

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

Dramatis Personae -- Chronology of Major Events -- Prologue: Heaven's Children -- pt. 1. Twilight -- The Preacher's Assistant -- Neutrality -- The Shield King -- Soundings -- An Appointment in the North -- pt. 2. Order Rising -- The Reluctant General -- The Force of Doctrine -- Perils of C...

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1. Verfasser: Platt, Stephen R. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Knopf 2012
Ausgabe:1. ed.
Schriftenreihe:A Borzoi book
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Visitors, Foreign > History > Europeans > Americans > Manchus > Ethnic conflict > China > Relations > Western countries > Ethnic relations > Taipingaufstand > Qingdynastie > Westmächte > Aufstand > Geschichte 1850-1864
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Zusammenfassung:Dramatis Personae -- Chronology of Major Events -- Prologue: Heaven's Children -- pt. 1. Twilight -- The Preacher's Assistant -- Neutrality -- The Shield King -- Soundings -- An Appointment in the North -- pt. 2. Order Rising -- The Reluctant General -- The Force of Doctrine -- Perils of Civilization -- Endurance -- Heaven and Earth -- Crossings -- pt. 3. The Great Peace -- The Point of No Return -- Vampires -- Flowering Rain -- Blood and Honor -- Crossing the Mountain -- Epilogue.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:XXVIII, 470 S.
Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9780307271730
978-0-307-27173-0