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  • China Under the Empress Dowager

    by Backhouse Bland ...
    One of the most popular and controversial Chinese history books ever written, China under the Empress Dowager is also one of the best. Authors Bland and Backhouse take you inside the Forbidden City during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi (1861-1908), a world of power-thirsty eunuchs, concubines and Mandarins, intrigue, bitter antagonism and ruthless reprisals. The book was unique for its time in ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • China under the Empress Dowager : Being the history of the life and times of Tzŭ Hsi

    by J. O. P. Bland and Sir E. Backhouse ...
    Welcome to the intriguing world of "China under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzŭ Hsi" by J. O. P. Bland and Sir E. Backhouse, a vivid portrayal of one of the most influential figures in Chinese history.Explore the captivating story of Empress Dowager Tzŭ Hsi, a woman of immense power and influence who ruled China for nearly half a century. Bland and Backhouse's ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • China Under The Empress Dowager: Being The History of The Life And Times of Tzŭ Hsi

    by J. O. P. Bland and Sir E. Backhouse ...
    China Under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzŭ Hsi by J. O. P. Bland and Sir E. Backhouse offers a comprehensive and detailed account of one of the most influential figures in late Qing Dynasty China. Published in 1911, this historical work provides an in-depth look at the life and reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, a key player in China's political and social ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • China in the 21st Century:What Everyone Needs to Know

    by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom ...
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    The need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound. Within one generation, China has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse. In China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, Jeffrey Wasserstrom provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions ... Read more

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  • Midnight in Peking

    The Murder That Haunted the Last Days of Old China

    by Paul French ...
    January, 1937: Peking is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, lavish cocktail bars and opium dens, warlords and corruption, rumours and superstition – and the clock is ticking down on all of it.In the exclusive Legation Quarter, the foreigners are jumpy. Japanese troops are poised to attack, and word has it the Chinese government is about to cut a deal with Tokyo, leaving Peking to its fate. Fear ... Read more

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  • The Terracotta Army

    by John Man ...
    The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries of all time. 6,000 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China - each is individually carved, and they are thought to represent real members of the emperor's army. This is the remarkable story of their creation, the man who ordered them made, their ... Read more

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    by Peter B. Golden ...
    Series series New Oxford World History
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    Translated by Edmund Ryden ...
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  • Empress Wu Zetian

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    The most hated woman in Chinese history!Travel back in time over one thousand years and meet the first and only female emperor of China. Born Wu Zhao and given the reign title "Zetian" just weeks before her death in 705 CE, Empress Wu was the unwanted daughter of Chancellor Wu Shihuo -- too bright, too educated, and too politically focused to make a good wife according to contemporary ... Read more

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    Written by a missionary during the mid nineteenth century this is a brief sketch of some social customs of Mid Nineteenth Century China. ... Read more

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