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The Last Manchu: The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China
Henry Pu Yi
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Description for The Last Manchu: The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China
Paperback. Important and fascinating. The New York.. Editor(s): Kramer, Paul. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 309.
In 1908 at the age of two, Henry Pu Yi ascended to become the last emperor of the centuries-old Manchu dynasty. After revolutionaries forced Pu Yi to abdicate in 1911, the young emperor lived for thirteen years in Peking’s Forbidden City, but with none of the power his birth afforded him. The remainder of Pu Yi’s life was lived out in a topsy-turvy fashion: fleeing from a Chinese warlord, becoming head of a Japanese puppet state, being confined to a Russian prison in Siberia, and enduring taxing labor. The Last Manchu is a unique, enthralling record of China’s most turbulent, ... Read more
In 1908 at the age of two, Henry Pu Yi ascended to become the last emperor of the centuries-old Manchu dynasty. After revolutionaries forced Pu Yi to abdicate in 1911, the young emperor lived for thirteen years in Peking’s Forbidden City, but with none of the power his birth afforded him. The remainder of Pu Yi’s life was lived out in a topsy-turvy fashion: fleeing from a Chinese warlord, becoming head of a Japanese puppet state, being confined to a Russian prison in Siberia, and enduring taxing labor. The Last Manchu is a unique, enthralling record of China’s most turbulent, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781602397323
SKU
V9781602397323
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