A Brief History of the Boxer Rebellion; China's War on Foreigners, 1900
by Preston, Diana
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1841194905
- ISBN 13
- 9781841194905
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Robinson Publishing. Very Good+. 2002. Third Printing. Softcover. 1841194905 . Card covers show light corner curl, creased bottom fore corner.; A bright, solid book, B&W illustrations.; Trade PB; 126 X 1.3 X 198 inches; 459 pages; "Fuelled by hatred of foreigners and all they stood for, the ferocious uprising of Chinese peasants and ensuing siege of Peking in the summer of 1900 sent shockwaves around the world. Diana Preston brings thundering to life this 55-day conflict between the 'Boxers', so-called for their martial-arts skills, and the Westerners - such as the young Herbert Hoover - they terrorized." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21048
- Title
- A Brief History of the Boxer Rebellion; China's War on Foreigners, 1900
- Author
- Preston, Diana
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1841194905
- ISBN 13
- 9781841194905
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- 1841194905, boxer rebellion, China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia; Militaria;
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.