The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
Ã2011
Temas:
Conger, Sarah Pike, > 1843-1932.
Cixi, > Empress dowager of China, > 1835-1908.
Cixi, Empress dowager of China, > 1835-1908.
1875-1908
HISTORY > Asia > China.
China > History > Guangxu, 1875-1908 > Anecdotes.
Chine > Histoire > 1875-1908 (Guangxu) > Anecdotes.
China.
Anecdotes.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I
  • Eagle and Dragon; 1
  • Farmer's daughter; 2
  • Mother of China; 3
  • High walls; 4
  • Chinese Christians; 5
  • Daws in peacock's feathers; 6
  • Imperial audience; 7
  • Christmas in Beijing; 8
  • Unlocking the gates; Plate Section; 9
  • Gathering storm; II
  • Battle in Beijing; 10
  • Shadow Boxers; 11
  • Siege; 12
  • Survival; III
  • Saving Face; 13
  • Loot; 14
  • Reconciliation; 15
  • Sisterhood; 16
  • Portrait of a woman; 17
  • Forbidden cities; 18
  • Letters to China; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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