The World of a Tiny Insect : A Memoir of the Taiping Rebellion and Its Aftermath /

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""From the cry of a tiny insect, one can hear the sound of a vast world. "So begins Zhang Daye's preface to The World of a Tiny Insect, his haunting memoir of war and its aftermath. In 1861, when China's devastating Taiping rebellion began, Zhang was seven years old. The Tai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zhang, Daye, 1854- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Tian, Xiaofei, 1971- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Zhang, Daye, > 1854-
HISTORY > Asia > China.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Women.
China.
Chine > Histoire > 1861-1912.
Chine > Histoire > 1850-1864 (Revolte des Taiping) > Recits personnels.
China > Biography.
China > History > 1861-1912.
China > History > Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 > Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Recits personnels.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
History.
Biography
Personal Narrative
Autobiography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Map of Author's Travels
  • Translator's Introduction
  • Preface by Zhang Daye
  • Part 1.
  • Trip to Tiantai
  • An Account of Taizhou Prefecture
  • The Six Counties of Taizhou
  • The "One-Headed Woman" at Huangyan
  • Ten Poems on Xianju
  • The Birds of Xianju
  • Part 2.
  • Birth and Early Childhood
  • On the Run: 1861-1863
  • "Flames of War," Ghost Troops, and Other Strange Happenings
  • Epidemic, Greed, and the Woman Dismembered at Lu's Dyke
  • The Occupation of Shaoxing and Its Aftermath
  • Edible Flora and Fauna
  • The Pleasures and Horrors of ChildhoodNarrow Escapes on Water
  • Reunion with Father and Father's Death
  • Part 3.
  • The Nian Uprising
  • The Assassination of Governor Ma Xinyi
  • Remembering Cousin Xuequan
  • Travels for Livelihood after Father's Death
  • Trip to Shaoxing for Father's Burial
  • Return to Yuanjiang
  • Trip to Hangzhou
  • Sojourn at Songjiang
  • Sojourn at Suzhou
  • Trips to Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Xianju
  • Friends at Xianju
  • The Bandits of Xianju
  • Chronology
  • Appendix: A List of the Author's Connections
  • Works Cited

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