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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War

Stephen R. Platt
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Description:In the early 1850s, during the waning years of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of the this movement - who called themselves the Taiping - was Hong Xiuquan, a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and the brother of Jesus Christ. As the revolt grew and battles raged across the empire, all signs pointed to a Taiping victory and to the inauguration of a modern, industrialized and pro-Western china. Soon, however, Britain and the United States threw their support behind the Qing, soon quashing the Taiping and rendering ineffective the years of bloodshed the revolution had endured. In Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom, Stephen Platt recounts the events of the rebellion and its suppression in spellbinding detail. It is an essential and enthralling history of the rise and fall of a movement that, a century and a half ago, might have launched China into the modern world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. To get started finding Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War

Stephen R. Platt
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Description: In the early 1850s, during the waning years of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of the this movement - who called themselves the Taiping - was Hong Xiuquan, a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and the brother of Jesus Christ. As the revolt grew and battles raged across the empire, all signs pointed to a Taiping victory and to the inauguration of a modern, industrialized and pro-Western china. Soon, however, Britain and the United States threw their support behind the Qing, soon quashing the Taiping and rendering ineffective the years of bloodshed the revolution had endured. In Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom, Stephen Platt recounts the events of the rebellion and its suppression in spellbinding detail. It is an essential and enthralling history of the rise and fall of a movement that, a century and a half ago, might have launched China into the modern world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. To get started finding Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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