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Books by Li Jiefei
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The Agony of Heaven 天国之痒
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1850–1864) was a grand drama on the stage of Chinese history after the Opium War. In just over a decade, it shook the land and plunged its people into despair. It marked the culmination of China’s history of peasant uprisings, yet it also transcended their traditional characteristics by incorporating various elements of modernity. Its distinctive form deserves particular study and understanding. It offers clues to the roots of many issues that have arisen in modern
73Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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Cries in the Wilderness: A Biography of the Hongguang Emperor 野哭：弘光列传
Over the past two years, the author has focused on writing about the Hongguang reign of the late Ming. The Black Hole: A Chronicle of the Hongguang Reign covers ten topics. This volume focuses on individuals, including the last emperor, Zhu Yousong; Hongguang's chief minister, Shi Kefa; Zuo Maodi, known as the "Su Wu of the Ming"; Zuo Liangyu, whose military mutiny hastened the collapse of the Southern Ming; Ruan Dacheng, regarded as a scourge of Nanjing; a group of disaffected young rebels alon
24Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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Six Cases from Ancient History 古史六案
Chinese historiography is the most developed in the world, and its records are considered exceptionally reliable. Even so, countless questions remain, including about many historical episodes familiar to the general public. The "Six Cases" examined in this book are just such examples: the burning of books and burying of scholars, the fate of the Jianwen Emperor, Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean, Wang Anshi's reforms, the Western Han salt and iron conference, the mysteries surrounding Laoz
15Reads8.3Score—Shelves