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Books on the Taiping Rebellion
Resources for the study of the Taiping Rebellion
God's Chinese Son, The story of Hong Xiuquan God's Chinese Son is a stunning work of historical scholarship -- an equal mixture of solid documentation, cogent argument and imaginative brilliance. Spence takes the historical biography form and uses it not only to illuminate a fascinating life, but also to turn that life into a window on his own rich, layered reconstruction of 19th-century China.
The World of a Tiny Insect: A Memoir of the Taiping Rebellion and Its Aftermath "From the cry of a tiny insect, one can hear the sound of a vast world. . . ." So begins Zhang Daye's preface to The World of a Tiny Insect , his haunting memoir of war and its aftermath. In 1861, when China's devastating Taiping rebellion began, Zhang was seven years old. The Taiping rebel army occupied Shaoxing, his hometown, and for the next two years, he hid from Taiping soldiers, local bandits, and imperial troops and witnessed gruesome scenes of violence and death. He lost friends and family and nearly died himself from starvation, illness, and encounters with soldiers on rampages.Written thirty years later, The World of a Tiny Insect gives voice to this history. A rare premodern Chinese literary work depicting a child's perspective, Zhang's sophisticated text captures the macabre images, paranoia, and emotional excess that defined his wartime experience and echoed throughout his adult life.
Read the Ti-ping Tien-kwoh: The History (1866) by Augustus F. Lindley online at archive.org Published in 1866, this two-volume work is a passionate account of the momentous Taiping Rebellion of 1850-64, which spread across southern China, involving the death of around 20 million people. An English officer and supporter of the rebels, Augustus Frederick Lindley (1840-73) actively fought for them and believed devotedly in their cause. Led by Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, they rose up against the ruling Qing dynasty in an attempt to force social, commercial and religious reforms, but were eventually brutally crushed with the aid of British and French forces. Prior to his death at the age of only thirty-three, Lindley produced this accomplished work of historical exposition and anti-imperialism. Volume 2 focuses particularly on the actions and character of General Charles Gordon, whose forces were responsible for many atrocities, but who enjoyed great popularity in Britain. It also details the effects of the British government's Chinese policy.
First edition of Ti-ping Tien-kwoh: The History Find it on ebay
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom : China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War Winner of the 2012 Cundill Prize in History A gripping account of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles--a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China
Jen Yu-Wen One of the most detailed accounts of the Taiping Rebellion . Profesor Jen spent 50 years investigating the Taiping history .
Prof Thomas Reilly's study of Hong Xiuquan’s interpretation of Christianity connected the Taiping faith to an imperial Chinese cultural and religious context
History of the insurrection in China by Joseph-Marie Callery (1853) online at archive.org
Men-At-Arms book on Taiping Rebellion. Ian Heath examines the organisation, dress and weapons of forces on both sides of the Taiping Rebellion
The Devil Soldier: The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China An adventurer who became the first American mandarin, Frederick Townsend Ward won crucial victories for the Emperor of China during the Taiping Rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. Carr's skills as historian and storyteller come to the fore in this thrilling account .
Intro to Twilight Of A Nation, HK tv series about Taiping Reb on Youtube Qing government troops vs Taiping army 清军力战太平军 The Warlords 2007
Harry is dispatched to China to report on the Taiping Rebellion Cixi was quite the hottie in the 1860s
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