The last Manchu:the autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China
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Skyhorse Pub.,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Item Description: | Wo de qian ban sheng. |
Carrier Form: | xxv, 310 p.: ill. ; 21 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781602397323 (pbk.) 1602397325 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | K252 |
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K252 K827 |
Call Number: | K827/P994 |
Contents: | Pt. 1. My childhood -- Coronation and abdication -- Living as emperor -- "Mothers" and son -- My wet nurse -- Eunuchs -- Studying in the Yu Ching Palace -- Reginald Johnston, my British tutor -- Pt. 2. My youth -- A brief restoration -- My wedding -- Family clashes -- Dispersal of the eunuchs -- Reorganizing the Household Department -- Pt. 3. My exile -- From the Forbidden City to the Legation Quarter -- Tientsin -- Mausoleums and the Japanese -- Living in the temporary palace -- The unquiet "quiet" garden -- Crossing the White River. |