The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds / Grant Hayter-Menzies.
by
Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964- author.
ISBN
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9789888053704
Title
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The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds / Grant Hayter-Menzies.
Author
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Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964- author.
Personal Author
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Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964- author.
Publication Information
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Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations
Contents
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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.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Personal Subject
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Conger, Sarah Pike, 1843-1932.
Cixi, Empress dowager of China, 1835-1908.
Cixi, Empress dowager of China, 1835-1908. (OCoLC)fst00070825
Conger, Sarah Pike, 1843-1932. (OCoLC)fst01924550
Subject Term
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
Geographic Term
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China -- History -- Guangxu, 1875-1908 -- Anecdotes.
China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2011
Publication Information
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Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 951.03 23 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |