Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War

Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom

China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War

By
Stephen R. Platt
Stephen R. Platt
2012 • 512 pages

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