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Imperial masquerade : the legend of princess Der Ling /
"Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling, the first biography of one of the twentieth century's most intriguing cross-cultural personalities, traces not only the life of Princess Der Ling, in all its various transformations, but offers a fresh look at the woman she lionized an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword / Pamela Kyle Crossley
- 1. "The marriage, I believe, was a love affair ..."
- 2. Culture clash
- 3. "A noisy family of English-speaking children ..."
- 4. Beijing to Tokyo
- 5. Samurai in pinstripes
- 6. Chrysanthemums and politics
- 7. Back to China, forward to France
- 8. La ville lumiere
- 9. Chinese powder keg
- 10. Dancing with Isadora
- 11. "The golden goddess of tragedy"
- 12. Scandal
- 13. Empress Dowager Cixi
- 14. Garden of Nurtured Harmony
- 15. Lady of the court
- 16. Eunuchs and jewels
- 17. "A very precious child"
- 18. Rumblings in paradise
- 19. The forbidden city
- 20. Cat's eyes and big feet
- 21. A portrait for the Empress
- 22. Hungry ghosts
- 23. Imperial birthday
- 24. War clouds
- 25. "First-class female official"
- 26. East is West, West is East
- 27. Flapper "princess"
- 28. "To others she may have been cruel ..."
- 29. On the defense
- 30. Scheherazade of the Hotel Wagons-Lits
- 31." ... she means to educate Americans ..."
- 32. Squeeze money
- 33. China reborn
- 34. Princess of patriots.