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God's Chinese son : the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

A remarkable, unconventional account of one of the most bizarre and bloody events of Chinese history, the Taiping Rebellion, by the leading historian of China
Print Book, English, 1996
Norton, New York, 1996
History
XXVII, 400 Seiten : Karten
9780393038446, 9780002555845, 0393038440, 0002555840
231676318

GODS CHINESE SON
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

By Jonathan D. Spence

W. W. Norton & Company

Copyright © 1996 Jonathan D. Spence.All rights reserved.
ISBN: 0-393-03844-0


Contents

ContentsList of Illustrations.............................................xiiiList of Maps........................................................xvAcknowledgments...................................................xviiForeword...........................................................xxi1  |  WALLS..........................................................32  |  THE WORD......................................................143  |  HOME GROUND...................................................234  |  SKY WAR.......................................................345  |  THE KEY.......................................................516  |  WANDERING.....................................................667  |  THE BASE......................................................798  |  JUDGMENTS.....................................................969  |  ASSEMBLING...................................................11010  |  EARTH WAR...................................................12611  |  THE FIRST CITY..............................................14012  |  THE HUNT....................................................15413  |  THE EARTHLY PARADISE........................................17214  |  THREE SHIPS.................................................19215  |  THE SPLIT...................................................21016  |  THE KILLING.................................................23417  |  FAMILY CIRCLES..............................................24618  |  THE WRONG MAN...............................................26219  |  NEW WORLDS..................................................26820  |  PRIEST-KING.................................................28521  |  SNOWFALL....................................................29822  |  PARTINGS....................................................316Notes..............................................................333Bibliography of Works Cited........................................373Index..............................................................389