| Hidden Power: The Palace Eunuchs of Imperial China Contributor(s): Anderson, Mary M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879755741 ISBN-13: 9780879755744 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $38.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - History |
| Dewey: 305.906 |
| LCCN: 89070053 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.27" W x 9.28" (1.40 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A little-known yet significant role in Chinese history was played by the palace eunuchs--castrated men who developed a concealed subcaste that manipulated monarchs and caused the downfall of immense dynasties. This book vividly chronicles the history of the imperial eunuchs: from the murky origins of the practice to the Ming dynasty when 100,000 eunuchs were employed as agents of the Dragon Throne, to the 1912 uprising that swept away the monarchy and the age-old eunuch system forever. |