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.
By:
Jonathan Spence Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g ISBN:9780141027791 ISBN 10: 0141027797 Pages: 320 Publication Date:05 January 2006 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
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.