Western Reports on the Taiping

This book, first published in 1982, collects together a wide range of Western reportage on this major revolt in nineteenth century China. The extracts are contemporary, from eyewitnesses, and come from diplomatic and missionary reports, from books, newspapers, private journals, travel accounts and diaries.

Autorentext
Prescott Clarke and J.S. Gregory

Inhalt

Part 1. The Early Years 18504 1. The First Reports 18503 2. The First Contacts 1853 3. The First Books 18534 Part 2. The Middle Years 18549 4. The West Looks More Closely 1854 5. Loss of Contact 18558 6. Contact Renewed 18589 Part 3. The Later Years 18604 7. The Missionaries Make Close Contact 18601 8. The Missionaries Withdraw 18612 9. Other Close Encounters 18612 10. The Ningpo Encounter 18612 11. The Mercenary Experience 18614 Part 4. The Aftermath