Taiping Rebel - The Deposition of LI Hsiu-Ch''eng

Klappentext Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851 64). Zusammenfassung Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851–64). The Taiping Rebellion has been called the greatest popular revolt in modern history, and it came remarkably close to toppling the Ch'ing empire some fifty years before it was finally overthrown in 1911. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The capture of Li Hsiu-ch'eng and the origin of the Deposition; 3. Tseng Kuo-fan and Li Hsiu-ch'eng; 4. Tseng Kuo-fan and the Deposition; 5. A hero made and overthrown; 6. Li Hsiu-ch'eng and his Deposition: an assessment.

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• Authors: C. A. Curwen, C.a. Curwen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521104869
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10486-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous