The Last Empress: The She-Dragon of China
Editorial Reviews
Review
"...a fascinating story..." (Publishing News, 19 July 2002) 
"…Laidler’s book is meticulously researched and covers a fascinating period in Chinese history…" (The Times, 12 April 2003)
"…Keith Laidler’s absorbing new history of 19th century China…" (Daily Mail, 18 April 2003)
'…an engaging history of nineteenth-century court politics...' (Time Literary Supplement. 30 May 2003)
"…a bloody, intense and absorbingly written story…" (Good Book Guide, June 2003)
‘Laidler has written a page-turner of a book…’ (The Asian Review of Books, 30 June 2003)
Book Description
In 1851, a sixteen-year-old girl named Yehonala entered the Imperial Palace of China as a concubine third grade, leaving behind her family, the love of her life, and nearly all contact with the outside world. She emerged as Tsu Hsi, Dowager Empress of China and one of the most powerful autocrats in history. A fascinating tale of love, betrayal, murder, intrigue, and survival, The Last Empress offers remarkable insight into life behind the closed doors of the forbidden city.
The Last Empress: The She-Dragon of China
The Last Empress: The She-Dragon of China,Keith Laidler,John Wiley & Sons,0470848804,1835-1908,19th century,Asia - China,Biography,Biography / Autobiography,China,Cixi,,Empress Dowager of China,,Empresses,Historical - General,History,History: World,Politics and government,Presidents & Heads of State,World - General,Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900,Biography: historical,History / World,c 1800 to c 1900
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