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Book Synopsis The Great Empress, Dowager of China (Classic Reprint) by : Philip W. Sergeant
Download or read book The Great Empress, Dowager of China (Classic Reprint) written by Philip W. Sergeant and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Great Empress, Dowager of China Times have changed since then. We have read in recent years many whole-hearted eulogies of the old Empress Dowager, both before and after her death two years ago. For some reason which I cannot profess to explain, it is from American pens that the warmest praise has come. Yet it cannot be denied that there has been a general revulsion of feeling among Europeans as well. Those who have com mitted themselves most deeply in writing against the late Dowager have no doubt retained their prejudices. But others have come in to swell the court sitting in judgment upon her, who have drawn their impres sions from the period 1902 - 8, after she began to purge herself so completely of her sin in befriending the Boxers and proclaimed herself a sympathizer with Reform. It is now by no means certain how a ver dict on her character would be cast, if it could be taken from the mouths of all Westerners interested in modern Chinese history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Letters from China by : Sarah Pike Conger
Download or read book Letters from China written by Sarah Pike Conger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-28 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Letters From China: With Particular Reference to the Empress Dowager and the Women of China Her Imperial Majesty's forty-seven years' reign proved the heart and mind quality which made a strong character, such as history has seldom recorded. The Empress Dowager of China was a great woman, and China's great men recognized and acknowledged this fact. The many conversations awarded me with Her Majesty revealed much of the concealed force and value of China's women. Ignorance of J these qualities has brought a pronounced misrepresentation of China's womanhood. May the light of understanding dispel the darkness of ignorance and reveal the true China and her people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis China Under the Empress Dowager by : J. O. P. Bland
Download or read book China Under the Empress Dowager written by J. O. P. Bland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from China Under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzu Hsi About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Great Empress Dowager of China by : Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Download or read book The Great Empress Dowager of China written by Philip Walsingham Sergeant and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Empress, Dowager of China by : Philip W. Sergeant
Download or read book Great Empress, Dowager of China written by Philip W. Sergeant and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Empress Dowager of China by : Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Download or read book The Great Empress Dowager of China written by Philip Walsingham Sergeant and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Great Empress Dowager of China by : Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Download or read book The Great Empress Dowager of China written by Philip Walsingham Sergeant and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis With the Empress Dowager (Classic Reprint) by : Katharine A. Carl
Download or read book With the Empress Dowager (Classic Reprint) written by Katharine A. Carl and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from With the Empress Dowager The Celebration of His Majesty's Birthday - Invita tion from the Empress Dowager to be Present - Birth day Plays - The Imperial Actors - Birthday Decora tions of the Palace Courts and Buildings - Presents First Gala Performance - Luncheon in the Court of the Theater The Mat-sheds at the Palace - Visitors - Chi nese Courtesy - The Imperial Theater at Summer Pal ace - Actresses - Customs of Manchu Women. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Empress Dowager Cixi by : Jung Chang
Download or read book Empress Dowager Cixi written by Jung Chang and published by Random House Canada. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved, internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, and co-author of the bestselling Mao: The Unknown Story, the dramatic, epic biography of the unusual woman who ruled China for 50 years, from concubine to Empress, overturning centuries of traditions and formalities to bring China into the modern world. A woman, an Empress of immense wealth who was largely a prisoner within the compound walls of her palaces, a mother, a ruthless enemy, and a brilliant strategist: Chang makes a compelling case that Cixi was one of the most formidable and enlightened rulers of any nation. Cixi led an intense and singular life. Chosen at the age of 12 to be a concubine by the Emperor Xianfeng, she gave birth to his only male heir who at four was designated Emperor when his father died in 1861. In a brilliant move, the young woman enlisted the help of the Emperor's widow and the two women orchestrated a coup that ousted the regents and made Cixi sole Regent. Untrained and untaught, the two studied history and politics together, ruling the huge nation from behind a curtain. When her boy died, Cixi designated a young nephew as Emperor, continuing her reign till her death in 1908. Chang gives us a complex, riveting portrait of Cixi through a reign as long as that of her fellow Empress, Victoria, whom she longed to meet: her ruthlessness in fighting off rivals; her curiosity to learn; her reliance on Westerners who she placed in key positions; and her sensitivity and desire to preserve the distinctiveness of China's past while overturning traditions (she, as Chang reveals--not Mao, as he claimed--banned footbinding) and exposing its culture to western ideas and technology.
Book Synopsis The Great Empress Dowager of China - Scholar's Choice Edition by : Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Download or read book The Great Empress Dowager of China - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Philip Walsingham Sergeant and published by Scholar's Choice. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis China Under the Empress Dowager by : J. O. P. Bland
Download or read book China Under the Empress Dowager written by J. O. P. Bland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from China Under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzù Hsi The Authors have been honoured by the following communication from His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Prussia concerning his audience with the Empress Dowager on the 15th of May 1898. The account herein given of the circumstances which led to the first reception of the ladies of the Diplomatic Body at the Court of Peking is of permanent interest, and the Authors gratefully avail themselves of the opportunity which presents itself, in preparing the revised edition of this work, to make it public. "Whilst holding an appointment as Rear-Admiral, Second in Command of the German Cruiser Squadron in China in 1898, I had the opportunity of visiting Peking and of being admitted to an audience before the late Empress Dowager and the late Emperor. "I was given to understand that an audience of this kind was quite out of the common, and that no European had, in the past, ever stood before a Chinese Empress so long as Chinese history existed, but that it had been Her Majesty's particular wish to receive me on this occasion, probably much against the wishes of her advisers, though perhaps her object was to prove that she was the sovereign in power. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Arrow War with China (Classic Reprint) by : Charles S. Leavenworth
Download or read book The Arrow War with China (Classic Reprint) written by Charles S. Leavenworth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Arrow War With China The Emperor had fled from the capital and the lady who is now empress-dowager had fled with him, and in many other respects history is just now repeating itself with curious fidelity. Times, Sept. 13, 1900. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Women of the Middle Kingdom (Classic Reprint) by : Robert Leroy McNabb
Download or read book The Women of the Middle Kingdom (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Leroy McNabb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Women of the Middle Kingdom IN this little volume an attempt is made to de scribe the condition of the women of China; many of their peculiar customs, both social and religious, are explained; and the earnest and successful efiforts of lady missionaries in China are described. The ripe fruit of missionary work is illustrated by giving a biographical sketch of a Christian Chinese Lady, Mrs. Sia Ahok. That the reader may appreciate the possibilities of pagan womanhood at its best, a description is given of that remarkable woman, the Dowager Empress of China. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis With the Empress Dowager by : Katharine Augusta Carl
Download or read book With the Empress Dowager written by Katharine Augusta Carl and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Can China Save Herself? by : Gilbert Reid
Download or read book Can China Save Herself? written by Gilbert Reid and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Can China Save Herself?: A Series of Papers Chinese Affairs If the first reform movement, based on learning and imbued by patriotism, had remained unchecked, there is good reason for believing that the cataclysm of 1900 would never have occurred, and a free course for ever-advancing development would have lain open for Government and people. China's subsequent troubles and new dangers may, therefore, be traced to the suicidal action of the then existing Government, of the Government in power. The second reform movement, less rapid than the first, began in about 1903, under the initiative of the then two strong Viceroys, Chang Chih-tung and Yuan Shih-k'ai. The Government in power, centred in the Empress Dowager, previously reactionary, became suddenly progressive. The reform was directed to the establishment of constitutional Government. Particular reforms, once advocated by the young Emperor, were now espoused by the Empress Dowager. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The World's Great Classics: Ancient history, by G. Rawlinson by :
Download or read book The World's Great Classics: Ancient history, by G. Rawlinson written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wild Swans written by Jung Chang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history—a bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author. An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Jung Chang describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother, a warlord’s concubine; her mother’s struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents’ experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a “barefoot doctor,” a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving—and ultimately uplifting—detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history.
