Jonathan D. Spence

Broschiertes Buch

God's Chinese Son

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

Beschreibung

A powerful account of the largest uprising in human history--the Taiping rebellion (1845-64)--in which 20 million Chinese were left dead, God's Chinese Son tells "a story that reaches beyond China into our world and time; a story of faith, hope, passion, and a fatal grandiosity" (Washington Post Book World). Photos. Author lectures & tour.

Autor

Jonathan D. Spence (1936-2021) was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, where he taught for more than forty years. He was awarded MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. The Search for Modern China won the Lionel Gelber Award and the Kiriyama Book Prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 154mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9780393315561
• ISBN-10: 0393315568
• Artikelnr.: 22063824