The Siege at Peking

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by Peter Fleming

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In June 1900, the foreign Legations at Peking were attacked by Imperial Chinese troops, with the support of the Empress Dowager. Peter Fleming gives a gripping account of the ensuing siege, which lasted 55 days and brought to a head the crisis in the Celestial Empire's relations with the outside world.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195837355

ISBN13:9780195837353

Release Date:May 1986

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:286 Pages

Weight:0.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

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Americas Asia China History Middle East Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Government Revolutionary World

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Close to the best writing I know.

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago

His logic is impeccable, his language is breathtaking. Time after time I stopped to reread a sentence for the style alone. Thoroughly recommended.

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