Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom : China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War / by Stephen R. Platt.

Author: Platt, Stephen R.

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

Descriptionxxvii, 468 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.

Note:Dramatis Personae -- Chronology of Major Events -- Prologue: Heaven's Children -- pt. 1. Twilight -- The Preacher's Assistant -- Neutrality -- The Shield King -- Soundings -- An Appointment in the North -- pt. 2. Order Rising -- The Reluctant General -- The Force of Doctrine -- Perils of Civilization -- Endurance -- Heaven and Earth -- Crossings -- pt. 3. The Great Peace -- The Point of No Return -- Vampires -- Flowering Rain -- Blood and Honor -- Crossing the Mountain -- Epilogue.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-447) and index.

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