Ts`ao Yin and the K`ang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master, Second Edition
(Part of the Yale Historical Publications Series Series)
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In this highly praised book, Jonathan D. Spence recounts the story of Ts'ao Yin, hereditary bondservant to the Manchu emperors. Ts'ao Yin, whose great-grandfather was captured and enslaved by the Manchus and whose descendent wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, China's most famous novel, becomes the focal point of a fascinating study that sheds light on the social and political life of the early Manchu period. This edition of Ts'ao Yin and the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0300042787
ISBN13:9780300042788
Release Date:September 1988
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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