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Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
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ISBN10: 0307456706
ISBN13: 9780307456700
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Sep 9 2014
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780307456700
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Sep 9 2014
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
A New York Times Notable Book
An NPR Best Book of the Year
Drawing on newly available sources, Jung Chang comprehensively overturns Cixi's reputation as a conservative despot. Cixi's extraordinary reign saw the birth of modern China. Under her, the ancient country attained industries, railways, electricity, and a military with up-to-date weaponry. She abolished foot-binding, inaugurated women's liberation, and embarked on a path to introduce voting rights. Packed with drama, this groundbreaking biography powerfully reforms our view of a crucial period in China's--and the world's--history.
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