The Siege at Peking
by Peter Fleming
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- Hardcover
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Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1959. Second Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. b/w. frontis. photo. of Sir Claude Macdonald. On June 20, 1900 the foreign legations at Peking were attacked by Boxers and Imperial Chinese troops, with the equivocal support of the Empress Dowager, Tz'u Hsi. The ensuing siege was to last for 55 days, and the news of it shook the world. China at the end of the nineteenth century was a country in crisis. The Manchu dynasty was in its death throes, held together by the will of the Dowager Empress. Foreign powers were dismantling her Empire and treating her age-old civilisation with contempt. The siege was the cry of a humiliated, ancient culture. The armed forces of eight European powers took part in its relief and the results were disastrous for China. Aside from an indemnity of sixty million pounds, the Western powers quickened the pace of change. The Siege directly led to the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty in 1911. It was the last great co-operative endeavour of the European powers before the First World War. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 273 pages. some pencil underlining & margin marks. Dust Jacket intact with flaps, but has missing pieces at spine ends; now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's signature in ink to fep. beneath a book token card which has been glued to page; bookseller's small label inside front cover. Top edge green. Gilt titles spine. red cloth; illustrated by 34 b/w. plates and 7 maps (2 in colour). Includes bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Chinese History; Boxer Rebellion; Yihetuan Movement; China; 1900; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 4563. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4563
- Title
- The Siege at Peking
- Author
- Peter Fleming
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- BZDB227 History/Politics/Government/Chinese History/Boxer Rebellion/Yihetuan Movement/Peking Siege History; Chinese History; Boxer Rebellion; Yihetuan Movement; China; 1900; Politics & Government. Unbranded Peter Fleming The Siege at Peking
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