Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 316 pages) : illustrations, map |
Contents |
War -- Words -- Marked bodies -- Bones and flesh -- Wood and ink -- Loss -- Endings |
Summary |
The Taiping Rebellion was one of the costliest civil wars in human history. Tens of millions of people lost their lives, as Chinese rebels, imperial armies, and local militias clashed across the Yangzi Delta. Yet while the Rebellion has been intensely studied, little is known of how individuals coped with these cataclysmic events. Drawing upon a rich array of primary sources, this study explores the issues that preoccupied Chinese and Western survivors. Individuals, families, and communities grappled with fundamental questions of loyalty and loss as they struggled to rebuild shattered cities, bury the dead, and make sense of the horrors that they had witnessed |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Collective memory -- China -- History
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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HISTORY / Asia / China
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Atrocities
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Battle casualties
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Collective memory
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SUBJECT |
China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Casualties
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China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Atrocities
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Subject |
China
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2012035274 |
ISBN |
9780804785594 |
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0804785597 |
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080475425X |
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9780804754255 |
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