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UNINA9910780156703321 |
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Autore |
Woo X. L |
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Titolo |
Empress dowager Cixi [[electronic resource] ] : China's last dynasty and the long reign of a formidable concubine : legends and lives during the declining days of the Qing Dynasty / / X.L. Woo |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Algora Pub., c2002 |
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ISBN |
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9786610655632 |
1-280-65563-1 |
0-87586-166-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Empresses - China |
China History Guangxu, 1875-1908 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Rising to the top -- pt. 2. A balancing act -- pt. 3. Tumbling down. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In all the history of China, only two women ever conquered and held the heights of power. Both enjoyed long reigns characterized by ruthless intrigue; they maintained an iron grip at the center while the vast country was torn by rebellions and caught up i |
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