ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1982, collects together a wide range of Western reportage on this major revolt in nineteenth century China. The extracts are contemporary, from eyewitnesses, and come from diplomatic and missionary reports, from books, newspapers, private journals, travel accounts and diaries. They provide a good overview of the response to this major crisis of Chinese society over a twenty-year period and the Western presence in mid-nineteenth century China.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|127 pages
The Early Years 1850–4
part 2|95 pages
The Middle Years 1854–9
part 3|201 pages
The Later Years 1860–4
part 4|7 pages
The Aftermath