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
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