Twilight in the Forbidden City

Klappentext Johnson's account of the last years of the Chinese Qing dynasty provides a unique Western perspective on this historic period. Zusammenfassung This work is the record of Johnston's time spent in Beijing between 1919 and 1924! where he served as tutor to Aisin-Gioro Puyi! the last emperor of China. As a foreigner! Johnston had unprecedented access to the imperial palace. He provides a unique Western perspective on this tumultuous period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Preface; 1. The Reform Movement of 1898; 2. The collapse of the Reform Movement; 3. Reaction and the Boxer Movement, 1898-1901; 4. The last years of Kuang-Hsü, 1901-1908; 5. The Empress-Dowager, T`z¿-Hsi; 6. The Revolution, 1911; 7. The 'Articles of Favourable Treatment' of the Manchu Imperial House; 8. The Ta Ch`ing and the Hung Hsien Emperors; 9. Change Hsün and the Restoration of 1917; 10. Autobiography of the Old Man of the Pine-Tree (translated from the Chinese); 11. The Forbidden City, 1919-1924; 12. The Imperial tutors; 13. The Manchu court in twilight; 14. The Imperial Household Department (Nei Wu Fu); 15. The dragon unfledged; 16. Monarchist hopes and dreams; 17. The dragon restless; 18. The dragon flaps his wings; 19. Dragon and phoenix; 20. Plots and stratagems; 21. The Imperial garden; 22. The summer palace; 23. The Fifth of November; 24. The dragon caged; 25. The flight of the dragon; Epilogue: the dragon goes home; Pedigree of the Manchu Emperors; Notes; Index.

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• Authors: Reginald F. Johnston, Reginald Fleming Johnston, Johnston Reginald F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108029650
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02965-0
• No. of pages: 572
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History; Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; China, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / China, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Biography: historical, political and military