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Spence, Jonathan

 
9780713994490: Treason By the Book
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ISBN 10 : 0713994495 ISBN 13 : 9780713994490
Editeur : Allen Lane, 2001

Synopsis

In 1728 a stranger handed a letter to Governor Yue calling on him to lead a rebellion against the Manchu rulers of China. Feigning agreement, he learnt the details of the plot and immediately informed the Emperor, Yongzheng. The ringleaders were captured with ease, forced to recant and, to the confusion and outrage of the public, spared. Drawing on an enormous wealth of documentary evidence - over a hundred and fifty secret documents between the Emperor and his agents are stored in Chinese archives - Jonathan Spence has recreated this revolt of the scholars in fascinating and chilling detail. It is a story of unwordly dreams of a better world and the facts of bureaucratic power, of the mind of an Emperor and of the uses of his mercy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan D. Spence, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, is the award-winning author of a remarkable body of work on Chinese culture and history, including THE SEARCH FOR MODERN CHINA, GOD'S CHINESE SON and THE CHAN'S GREAT CONTINENT.

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Éditeur
Allen Lane
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0713994495
ISBN 13 
9780713994490
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780142000410: Treason by the Book

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0142000418 ISBN 13 :  9780142000410
Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2002
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