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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, The West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
Stephen R. Platt
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Description for Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, The West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
Paperback. Stephen R. Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w plates plus 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 708.
In the early 1850s, during the twilight of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of this movement - who called themselves the Taiping - was Hong Xiuquan, a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and the brother of Jesus Christ. As the revolt grew and battles raged across the empire, all signs pointed to a Taiping victory and to the inauguration of a modern, industrialized and pro-Western China. Soon, however, Britain and the United States threw their support behind the Qing, ... Read more
In the early 1850s, during the twilight of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of this movement - who called themselves the Taiping - was Hong Xiuquan, a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and the brother of Jesus Christ. As the revolt grew and battles raged across the empire, all signs pointed to a Taiping victory and to the inauguration of a modern, industrialized and pro-Western China. Soon, however, Britain and the United States threw their support behind the Qing, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857897688
SKU
V9780857897688
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About Stephen R. Platt
Stephen R. Platt received his PhD in Chinese history at Yale and teaches Chinese history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His work has been supported by the Fulbright program, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation.
Reviews for Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, The West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
Stephen Platt brings to vivid life a pivotal chapter in China's history that has been all but forgotten ... A fascinating work by a first-class historian and superb writer
Henry Kissinger A marvellous account of a largely forgotten but major event. Combines great scholarship with a driving narrative and sharp characterisation
Jonathan Fenby, author of The Penguin History ... Read more
Henry Kissinger A marvellous account of a largely forgotten but major event. Combines great scholarship with a driving narrative and sharp characterisation
Jonathan Fenby, author of The Penguin History ... Read more