China - Political Biography
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Overview
In this highly praised book, Jonathan D. Spence recounts the story of Ts'ao Yin, hereditary bond-servant to the Manchu emperors. Ts'ao Yin, whose great-grandfather was captured and enslaved by the Manchus and whose descendant wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, China's most famous novel, becomes the focal point of a fascinating study that shed important light on the social and political life of the early Manchu period.Book Details
Published
July 1, 1988
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
352
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780300042771