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Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Publicado por Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Good. Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperors numerous concubines and sexual partners. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointed by her husband and made herself the real ruler of China behind the throne, literally, with a silk screen separating her from her officials who were all male. In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like death by a thousand cuts and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated womens liberation, and embarked on the path to introduce parliamentary elections to China. Jung Chang comprehensively overturns the conventional view of Cixi as a diehard conservative and cruel despot. Cixi reigned during extraordinary times and had to deal with a host of major national crises: the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, wars with France and Japan and the invasion by eight allied powers including Britain, Germany, Russia and the United States. Jung Chang not only records the Empress Dowagers conduct of domestic and foreign affairs, but also takes the reader into the depths of her splendid Summer Palace and the harem of Beijings Forbidden City, where she lived surrounded by eunuchs with one of whom she fell in love, with tragic consequences. The world Jung Chang describes here, in fascinating detail, seems almost unbelievable in its extraordinary mixture of the very old and the very new. Based on newly available, mostly Chinese, historical documents such as court records, official and private correspondence, diaries and eye-witness accounts, this biography will revolutionise historical thinking about a crucial period in Chinas and the worlds history. Packed with drama, fast-paced and gripping, it is both a panoramic depiction of the birth of modern China and an intimate portrait of a woman: as the concubine to a monarch, as the absolute ruler of a third of the worlds population, and as a unique stateswoman. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperors numerous concubines and sexual partners. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointed by her husband and made herself the real ruler of China behind the throne, literally, with a silk screen separating her from her officials who were all male. In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like death by a thousand cuts and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated womens liberation, and embarked on the path to introduce parliamentary elections to China. Jung Chang comprehensively overturns the conventional view of Cixi as a diehard conservative and cruel despot. Cixi reigned during extraordinary times and had to deal with a host of major national crises: the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, wars with France and Japan and the invasion by eight allied powers including Britain, Germany, Russia and the United States. Jung Chang not only records the Empress Dowagers conduct of domestic and foreign affairs, but also takes the reader into the depths of her splendid Summer Palace and the harem of Beijings Forbidden City, where she lived surrounded by eunuchs with one of whom she fell in love, with tragic consequences. The world Jung Chang describes here, in fascinating detail, seems almost unbelievable in its extraordinary mixture of the very old and the very new. Based on newly available, mostly Chinese, historical documents such as court records, official and private correspondence, diaries and eye-witness accounts, this biography will revolutionise historical thinking about a crucial period in Chinas and the worlds history. Packed with drama, fast-paced and gripping, it is both a panoramic depiction of the birth of modern China and an intimate portrait of a woman: as the concubine to a monarch, as the absolute ruler of a third of the worlds population, and as a unique stateswoman. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Not Avail, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5.
Publicado por Not Avail, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5.
Publicado por Not Avail, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: S.C. Sumner, Venice, FL, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Very Good. No ownership markings; a bit of wear around edges.
Publicado por -, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
Publicado por - -, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Bahamut Media, Reading, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: medimops, Berlin, Alemania
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Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
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Condición: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
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Condición: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Berkshire Rare Books, Maidenhead, Reino Unido
Libro Original o primera edición
paperback. Condición: Used - Very Good. First UK edition. Excellent - no signs of wear other than a tiny crease on front cover corner. If this has been read more than once, I'd be amazed.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. . ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, Nueva Zelanda
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Paperback. Condición: Good. 498 pages. Text tanned.A New York Times Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empir e into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide sel ection for royal co.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013., 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Dial-A-Book, NARRABEEN, NSW, Australia
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8vo. softcover. 436pp. index, colour & b/w ilus. Near Fine.
Publicado por JONATHAN CAPE, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Libro Original o primera edición
Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Edition. 436 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, Nueva Zelanda
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Soft cover. Condición: Good - Some Wear.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: solisjbooks, Port Kembla, NSW, Australia
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good.
Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2013
ISBN 10: 0224087444ISBN 13: 9780224087445
Librería: Wolk Media & Entertainment, Amsterdam, NEDER, Holanda
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ZB 3-10 120822??.