China under the Empress Dowager. Being the history of the life and times of Tzu Hsi. Illustrated / Compiled from state papers and the private diary of the Comptroller of her household.

London : William Heinemann, 1911.,

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Author

Bland, J.O.P. Und E. Backhouse

Publishers

London : William Heinemann, 1911.

Size

2nd print of 2nd. impr. XV, 525 S. Mit zahlr. Abb. Originalleinen.

Dust jacket

Languages

German

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First edition

Description

Einband berieben. Papierbedingt leicht gebr�t. Ecken bestossen. - the parentage and youth of yehonala -- the flight to jehol -- the tsai yuan conspiracy -- the first regency ' -- tseng kuo-fan and the taiping rebellion (1864) -- tz� hsi and the eunuchs -- a question of etiquette -- majority and death of the emperor T'UNG-CHIH -- the protest and suicide of wu K'O-TU -- tz� hsi becomes sole regent -- tzu hsi " en retraite " -- the reform movement of 1898 -- the hundred days of reform -- the coup d�t of 1898 -- tzu hsi resumes the eegency (1898) -- the genesis op the boxer movement -- the diary of his excellency ching shan -- in memoby of two brave men -- sidelights on tzu hsl's statecraft -- the flight from pekin and the court in exile -- how the boxer leaders died -- the old buddha penitent -- tub return op the court to peking -- her majesty's new policy -- the valedictory memorial of jung lu -- heb majesty's last days -- tzu hsl's death and burial.