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Books by Li Keding
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Chronicles of the Late Qing: The Boxer Uprising 晚清风云录·庚子事变
The ornate pillars of the late Qing Empire had long since been hollowed out by termites. In the year of Gengzi, Empress Dowager Cixi faced the most agonizing year of her life: overseas, royalists rallied to her cause, while Sun Yat-sen called for revolution in Guangdong. The southeastern provinces joined together in mutual defense, outwardly loyal to the Qing court but estranged from it in reality. With the tacit approval of the court’s hardliners, the Boxers spread rapidly, bringing disaster to
66Reads9.5Score—Shelves
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Chronicles of the Late Qing: The Empire in Ruins 晚清风云录·帝国裂变
The skies over the late Qing are thick with crimson clouds, and the empire is battered by wind and rain. The ancient dynasty suffers and stumbles through a world in turmoil. Empress Dowager Cixi stages a coup and imprisons the Guangxu Emperor; Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao flee abroad; the Boxers sweep through the north; and Western powers compete for their interests in China. All sides are locked in a life-or-death struggle. With concise, vivid prose and detailed, accurate historical sources, th
37Reads9.4Score—Shelves