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In the summer of 1900, bands of peasant youths from the villages of north China streamed into Beijing to besiege the foreign legations, attracting the attention of the entire world. Joseph Esherick reconstructs the early history of the Boxers, challenging the traditional view that they grew from earlier anti-dynastic sects, and stressing instead the impact of social ecology and popular culture.
Price: $20.95
Pages: 410
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
18 August 1988
ISBN: 9780520908963
Format: eBook
