| Annals and Memoirs of the Court of Peking: From the 16th to the 20th Century Contributor(s): Backhouse, E. (Author), Bland, J. O. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1410208664 ISBN-13: 9781410208668 Publisher: University Press of the Pacific OUR PRICE: $26.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: A serious and valuable account of the Chinese court, covering the Ming and Manchu dynasties with such chapter titles as: A Chinese Haroun Al RaschidAn Infamous EunuchLi Tzu-Ch'eng's Rebellion and the Fall of PekingWu San-KueiThe Manchu Dynasty EstablishedThe Mings at NankingThe Sack of Yang Chou-FuThe Last of The MingsEmperor Shun ChihK'ang Hsi as a FatherTribulations of Yung ChengYung Cheng Dispenses JusticeHis Majesty Chi'ien LungDownfall of Ho ShenChia Ch'ing: The Beginning of The EndTao Kukang. The Impact of the WestHsien Feng and T'ung Chih: The Facile DescentSorrows of His Majesty Kuang HsuMemoirs of the Boxer Year (1900)Concerning the Old BuddhaThe Court Under the Last RegencyConclusionIndex |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 5" W x 8.04" (1.42 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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| Publisher Description: A serious and valuable account of the Chinese court, covering the Ming and Manchu dynasties with such chapter titles as: A Chinese Haroun Al Raschid An Infamous Eunuch Li Tzu-Ch'eng's Rebellion and the Fall of Peking Wu San-Kuei The Manchu Dynasty Established The Mings at Nanking The Sack of Yang Chou-Fu The Last of The Mings Emperor Shun Chih K'ang Hsi as a Father Tribulations of Yung Cheng Yung Cheng Dispenses Justice His Majesty Chi'ien Lung Downfall of Ho Shen Chia Ch'ing: The Beginning of The End Tao Kukang. The Impact of the West Hsien Feng and T'ung Chih: The Facile Descent Sorrows of His Majesty Kuang Hsu Memoirs of the Boxer Year (1900) Concerning the Old Buddha The Court Under the Last Regency Conclusion Index |