Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom : China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War
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Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780307271730, 0307271730
Physical Desc
xxvii, 470 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780307271730, 0307271730
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-447) and index.
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.
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Platt, S. R. (2012). Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (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 (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (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, 9th Edition (style guide)Platt, Stephen R. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
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