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Gods Chinese Son
Language: en
Pages: 452
Authors: Jonathan D Spence
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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A powerful account of the largest uprising in human history--the Taiping rebellion (1845-64)--in which 20 million Chinese were left dead, God's Chinese Son tell
God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan
Language: en
Pages: 452
Authors: Jonathan D. Spence
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-12-17 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"A magnificent tapestry . . . a story that reaches beyond China into our world and time: a story of faith, hope, passion, and a fatal grandiosity."--Washington
God's Chinese Son
Language: en
Pages: 450
Authors: Jonathan D. Spence
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"It is 1837 when Hong ascends to Heaven. While there, he is charged by God, his Heavenly Father - attired in black dragon robe and high-brimmed hat, his mouth a
God's Chinese Son
Language: en
Pages: 400
Authors: Jonathan D. Spence
Categories: China
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The Taiping Revolution in the mid 19th-century cost 20 million lives. It was led by Hong Xiuquan, a visionary, who believed he had been charged to destroy the "
God's Chinese Son
Language: en
Pages: 400
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The Taiping uprising in China, led by Hong Xiuquan, was a massive movement that, in its violent rise & fall between 1845 & 1864, cost 20 million Chinese their l