| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 382 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by RoutledgeCurzon." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-377) and index. |
| Contents |
The court out of balance -- The 'Barbarians' out of control -- Imperialism German style -- Italy : the theatrical performance -- The eruption in Shandong -- Two problems of communication -- The threat of force -- The road to confrontation -- The legation guards and the end of suppression -- The road to war -- Admiral 'see-no-more' -- Dagu : the undeclared war -- The expulsion -- Who killed Baron Ketteler? |
| Summary |
"Fall 1917. Ancient silkroad in Gansu, China. A mysterious caravan appeared from the horizon. Camels led a few dozen carts carrying baggage, women and children. In the front were a number of archaic sedan chairs carried by human coolies, reflecting the old comforts of a rapidly disappearing time. In the back, a giant coffin lay in an open cart, escorted by a team of well-armed guards. The strange caravan cast a long, eerie shadow in sharp contrast with the blood-colored sky lit by the late autumn sunset of China's wild west ... No-one realised that the owner of the caravan was once the most powerful man in China and certainly the most hated in the West ... [from the prelude]." "This is the first book to provide a panoramic view of the origins of the Boxer War. Comprehensively examining this historical conundrum of the 20th century from a detached perspective, the book is based on 10 years exhaustive research of both unpublished and published materials from all nine countries involved. Analysing the misunderstanding between Chinese and foreign governments of the day, Xiang debunks the traditional view that the anti-foreign Empress Dowager of the Chinese Empire was chiefly responsible for this catastrophic episode which altered the course of 20th century China's relationship with the West."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Boxer Rebellion (China : 1899-1901) |
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Ketteler, Wilhelm Emmanuel von, (1811-1877) -- Assassinat. |
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China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901.
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| Chronological Term |
1899-1901 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Xiang, Lanxin, 1956- Origins of the Boxer War 0700715630 (DLC) 2004304283 (OCoLC)51085919 |
| ISBN |
9781136865893 (electronic book) |
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1136865896 (electronic book) |
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9781315029283 (e-book) |
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1315029286 (e-book) |
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0700715630 |
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9780700715633 |
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