Buy this book on-line Spence, Jonathan D : God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong XiuquanW. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1996 ISBN 0393038440
400pp. B&W Illustrations. Hong Xiuquan led the Taiping Rebellion. The Taiping Rebellion was a series of uprisings in the mid-1800's that posed a serious threat to the survival of the Qing dynasty. It lasted from 1850 to 1864 and caused the loss of millions of lives. The Taipings were a semireligious group that combined Christian beliefs with ancient Chinese ideas for perfecting society. They challenged both the Qing dynasty and Confucianism with a program to divide the land equally among the people, 8vo, Fine in Very Good DJ Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Spence, Jonathan D : God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, livres illustrées, livres anciens, out of print books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |