| Edition |
Berkley trade paperback ed. |
| Description |
xxvii, 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in somewhat different form as, Besieged in Peking, by Constable and Company, Ltd. in 1999"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-408) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901.
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| Added Title |
Besieged in Peking https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002064276
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| ISBN |
0425180840 paperback |
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9780425180846 paperback |
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