The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds / Grant Hayter-Menzies.
ISBN:
9789888053704
Title:
The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds / Grant Hayter-Menzies.
Author:
Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964- author.
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Publication Information:
Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations
Contents:
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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Electronic Resources
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.