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The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds /
In winter 1902, in the ruins of post-Boxer Uprising Beijing, two women from two different worlds joined hands in friendship-the former concubine and legendary tyrant Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Midwest-born, devoutly Christian diplomat's wife Sarah Pike Conger. Together, they made history.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
2011.
Ã2011 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In winter 1902, in the ruins of post-Boxer Uprising Beijing, two women from two different worlds joined hands in friendship-the former concubine and legendary tyrant Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Midwest-born, devoutly Christian diplomat's wife Sarah Pike Conger. Together, they made history. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-315) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789888053704 9888053701 9882207553 9789882207554 |