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Title:
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom : China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War
Author:
Platt, Stephen R.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, X2012.
Physical Description:
xxvii, 468 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780307271730
General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
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.
Subject Term:
Europeans -- China -- History -- 19th century.

Americans -- China -- History -- 19th century.

Manchus -- History -- 19th century.

Ethnic conflict -- China -- History -- 19th century.

Visitors, Foreign -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Geographic Term:
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864.

China -- Relations -- Western countries.

Western countries -- Relations -- China.

China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Participation, Foreign.

China -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century.
Language:
English
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