The Boxer Rebellion by Diana Preston
Chinese peasants chafed against the foreign technologies and ideas that the imperialists introduced. Then a new movement-mystical, materialistic, and virulently anti-Christian-began to spread among them like wildfire. The foreigners laughed at the peasants' martial-arts routines and nicknamed them the Boxers-never imagining that the group, with the backing of China's empress dowager, would soon terrorize the world.This acclaimed account of the Boxer Rebellion, by an Oxford-trained historian, is an important new addition to every shelf of high-quality, highly accessible history.
Preston, Diana: - Diana Preston is an Oxford-trained historian and the author of A First Rate Tragedy, The Boxer Rebellion, Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy, and Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima, which won the 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology. With her husband, Michael, she has coauthored A Pirate of Exquisite Mind and Taj Mahal. She lives in London, England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802713612 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802713610 |
| Title | The Boxer Rebellion |
| Author | Diana Preston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Walker & Co |
| Year published | 2000-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 436 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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