The Taiping RebellionThis volume portrays one of the most compelling stories of the 19th century, when a quasi-religious and social movement lost 100,000 warriors in an attempt to overthrow the Qing dynasty and left 20 million dead in their wake. |
Contents
An Evening in Nagasaki | 3 |
Men of Many Dreams | 25 |
A Hero in the Setting Sun | 46 |
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References to this book
Der Taoismus und dessen Vergesellschaftungsprozess in China Steffen Schuerer No preview available - 2007 |