Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
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Book Info
Author
Chang, Jung
Word Count
116,000 words
based on page count
Pages
464 pages
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Edition Publisher
Anchor
Edition Publish Date
2014-09-09
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0307456706
ISBN-13: 9780307456700
Description
In this ground-breaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi 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, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry.
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