Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Tapa blanda - 2014

Vintage Publishing, London, 2014. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. List of illustrations, about the sources, author's note, map of China under Cixi, notes, archives consulted, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with four inserts, of eight pages each, of colour reproductions of illustrations, with black-and-white reproductions of illustrations and photography. Colour revised photographic paperback binding with silver, yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and white, pale yellow and yellow coloured titles to the back strip. 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. in this groundbreaking biography, the author describes how she 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,… Leer más

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Vintage, 2014. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.