Author: Jen Yu-wen [Jian Youwen 簡又文], 1896-1978

Taiping revolutionary movement = 太平天國革命運動史
Date1973
Publish_locationNew Haven, CT
PublisherYale University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [ASCC], Ricci Institute Library [Stephen Uhalley, Jr.]
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
ShelfReading Room, Stacks
Call NumberDS759.C4148 1973
Descriptionxxiii, 616 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note

The Taiping revolutionary movement / by Jen Yu-wen, with the editorial assistance of Adrienne Suddard.
Title in Chinese on t.p.: 太平天國革命運動史.
Bibliography: p. 575-596.
Includes index/glossary.

Part one. The beginning: Some historical perspectives -- Emergence of the leader (1814-1847) Fermentation and preparation (1847-1870) -The grand uprising (1850-1851) -- "A tiger breaks from its cage" (1851-1852) -- From Huan to Nanking (1852-1853) -- The occupation of Nanking (1853) -- Institutions and ideals of the Taiping Regime -- part two. The expansion: Western expedition I (1853-1856): the battles of Kiangsi, Anhwei, and Hupeh -- Western expedition II (1854): battle of Hunan --Western expedition III (1854-1856): the battles of Hpeh and Kiangsi -- In the central region (1853-1856) -- Fratricide and dissension (1856-1863) -- Warfare in the Yangtze Valley (1856-1859) -- Ascendancy of Hung Jen-kan (1859-1860) -- The eastern expedition (1860) -- The fight for Anking (1860-1861) -- part three. The fall: The drive through Chekiang toward Shanghai (1861-1862) -- Second borthern expedition (1861-1868) -- Loss of Chekiang (1862-1864) -- Loss of "Su-fu Province" (1862-1864) -- The collapse of Taiping Tienkuo (1862-1866).


American Historical Association John K. Fairbank Prize in East Asian History, 1975.

One copy donated by Mrs. Joan Uhalley in memory of Dr. Stephen Uhalley, Jr.

SubjectChina--History--Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 China--History--Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864--Chronology
ISBN0300015429 ; 9780300015423
LCCN72091299