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The Origins of the Boxer War : a Multinational Study.

This is the first book to provide a panoramic view of the origins of the Boxer War. Comprehensively examining this historical conundrum of the 20th century from a detached perspective, the book is based on ten years of exhaustive research of both unpublished and published materials from all nine cou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Xiang, Lanxin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; The Origins of the Boxer War; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Prelude: The Mysterious Caravan; Map of China; Map of Beijing and surrounding area; 1 The Court out of Balance; 2 The 'Barbarians' out of Control; 3 Imperialism German Style; 4 Italy
  • The Theatrical Performance; 5 The Eruption in Shandong; 6 Two Problems of Communication; 7 The Threat of Force; 8 The Road to Confrontation; 9 The Legation Guards and the End of Suppression; 10 The Road to War; 11 Admiral 'See-No-More'; 12 Dagu: The Undeclared War.
  • 13 The Expulsion14 Who Killed Baron Ketteler?; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index.