Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Physical Desc:
xxviii, 470 pages : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Status:
Central
951.034 P719 2012
Description
This narrative history of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion (which cost some twenty million lives) brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and sometimes gruesome battles--a riveting, both sweeping and intimate portrait of the largest civil war in history.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Americans -- China -- History -- 19th century.
China -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century.
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Participation, Foreign.
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864.
China -- Relations -- Western countries.
Ethnic conflict -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Europeans -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Manchus -- History -- 19th century.
Visitors, Foreign -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Western countries -- Relations -- China.
China -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century.
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Participation, Foreign.
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864.
China -- Relations -- Western countries.
Ethnic conflict -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Europeans -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Manchus -- History -- 19th century.
Visitors, Foreign -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Western countries -- Relations -- China.
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307271730, 0307271730
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
This narrative history of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion (which cost some twenty million lives) brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and sometimes gruesome battles--a riveting, both sweeping and intimate portrait of the largest civil war in history.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Platt, S. R. (2012). Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Platt, Stephen R. 2012. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Platt, Stephen R, Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Platt, Stephen R. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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