The Boxer Rebellion : : the Dramatic Story of China's war on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900
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"Originally published in somewhat different form as, Besieged in Peking, by Constable and Company, Ltd. in 1999"--Title page verso.
I. The poison in the well: China on the eve of the Boxer Rebellion -- A thousand deaths -- Boxers and devils -- The approaching hour -- Rats in a trap -- "Sha! Sha!" -- II. "Death and destruction to the foreigner!" 20 June-21 July 1900 -- A failed rescue -- City of mud and fire -- Behind the Tartar wall -- The drifting horror -- The darkest night -- III. War and watermelons: 21 July -- 14 August 1900 -- A truce and a triumph -- The half-armistice -- Horsemeat and hope -- In through the Sluice Gate -- IV. Murder, rape, and exile: Scenes from the Boxer summer -- "Tour of inspection" -- The Island of the Peitang -- The faith and fate of the missionaries -- The spoils of Peking -- V. Another country? China in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion -- The treaty -- The court returns -- ... And the foreigner departs -- The Boxer legacy.
Portrays the dramatic human experience of the Boxer Rebellion from both a Western and Chinese perspective, drawing on diaries, memoirs, and letters of those that lived through this pivotal time in the history of China. Reprint.
Contents: Besieged in Peking.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Berkley Books, 2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0425180840
9780425180846
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Preston, Diana, 1952-
SUBJECTS
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901.