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THE DIARY OF A MANCHU SOLDIER IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CHINA
"MY SERVICE IN THE ARMY", BY DZENGSEO |
| By: |
Nicola Di Cosmo |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£145.00 |
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£130.50 |
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£14.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0700716114 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780700716111 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2006 |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia |
| Pages: |
154 |
| Translated from: |
Chinese |
| Description: |
Providing insights into Chinese military history, this book gives an annotated translation of a military diary in pre-modern Chinese history. It also provides information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. It takes us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China, and presents general knowledge of military history. |
| Synopsis: |
Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the author, a young Manchu officer fighting in inhospitable South-Western China, take us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our general knowledge of military history. |
| Illustrations: |
2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
RoutledgeCurzon |
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Returnable |
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