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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen R. Platt
39.99 NZD
Category: History
Stephen R. Platt's "Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom" tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. In the early 1850s, during the waning years of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of the this mo ...Show more
Imperial Twilight - The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age by Stephen R. Platt
27.99 NZD
Category: History
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE A Financial Times Book of the Year A Sunday Times Book of the Year ________________________________________ 'Entertaining and well-paced... Platt's compelling book is a sobering read that should focus the minds of those who like to talk of the achievements ...Show more
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