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"Cixi's extraordinary story has all the elements of a good fairy tale: bizarre, sinister, triumphant and terrible." --The Economist
"A truly authoritative account of Cixi's rule. Her story is both important and evocative." --Orville Schell, The New York Times Book Review "A fantastic Machiavellian tale. . . . Dives into a genuinely fascinating figure: a fierce imperial consort who ruled behind the thrones of two successive Chinese emperors and helped ease China into the twentieth century." --New York magazine "Certain to become the standard by which all future biographies of the Dowager Empress are measured." --The Daily Beast "Jung Chang has written a pathbreaking and generally persuasive book." --The New York Review of Books"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A New York Times Notable BookAn NPR Best Book of the Year In 1852, at age sixteen, Cixi was chosen as one of Emperor Xianfengs numerous concubines. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a coup against her sons regents and placed herself as the true source of powergoverning through a silk screen that separated her from her male officials. Drawing on newly available sources, Jung Chang comprehensively overturns Cixis reputation as a conservative despot. Cixis extraordinary reign saw the birth of modern China. Under her, the ancient country attained industries, railways, electricity, and a military with up-to-date weaponry. She abolished foot-binding, inaugurated womens liberation, and embarked on a path to introduce voting rights. Packed with drama, this groundbreaking biography powerfully reforms our view of a crucial period in Chinasand the worldshistory. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780307456700