Foreigners Within the Gates: The Legations at PekingThis fascinating book describes, through period photographs and text, the history of the foreign legations in the Chinese capital from their establishment in the 1800s to the present. More than simply a description of a place, the book conveys a lively sense of the rich social, political, economic, and religious life of a community that coexisted with--but lived apart from--the surrounding Chinese world. |
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User Review - pbjwelch - LibraryThingThis large, beautifully illustrated book describes a unique community that no longer exists--the residents of the former legation quarter of Beijing. A few traces of the quarter itself remain (a ... Read full review
Contents
The Early Legations | 13 |
Peking and the Foreign Community | 27 |
The Siege of the Legations | 41 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Foreigners Within the Gates: The Legations at Peking |
| Authors | Michael J. Moser, Yeone Wei-Chih Moser |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (China) Limited, 1993 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 23, 2008 |
| ISBN | 019585702X, 9780195857023 |
| Length | 158 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Asia / China History / World Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General Medical / Physiology Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration Social Science / Sociology / General |
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