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The empress and Mrs. Conger : the uncommon friendship of two women and two worlds
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- Summary
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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 M...
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.
Details
- Creator
- Grant Hayter-Menzies
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2011]
- ©2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (362 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9789882207554, 9888053701, 9888083007, 9882207553, 9789888083008, 9789888053704
- OCLC
- ocn768111298
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-315) and index.
- English
- 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