Bibliograph

The boxer rebellion, the dramatic story of China's war on foreigners that shook the world in the summer of 1900, Diana Preston

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The boxer rebellion, the dramatic story of China's war on foreigners that shook the world in the summer of 1900, Diana Preston

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Intended audience

1230, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The boxer rebellion

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

26097043836668

Responsibility statement

Diana Preston

Sub title

the dramatic story of China's war on foreigners that shook the world in the summer of 1900

Summary

Portrays the dramatic human experience of the Boxer Rebellion from both a Western and Chinese perspective, drawing on diaries, memoirs, and letters of those that lived through this pivotal time in the history of China. Reprint

Table Of Contents

Poison in the well: China on the eve of the boxer rebellion -- Death and destruction to the foreigner! 20 June-21 July 1990 -- War and watermelons: 21 July-14 August 1900 -- Murder, rape, and exile: Scenes from the boxer Summer -- Another country? China in the wake of the boxer rebellion -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes and sources -- Bibliography -- Art credits -- Index

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