| Author | Spence, Jonathan D. |
| Place | New York |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Shelf | Reading Room |
| Call Number | DS754.74.T74 S64 2001 |
| Description | xvi, 300 p. : map; 25 cm. |
| Note | Treason by the book / Jonathan D. Spence. Includes bibliographical references ([p. 283]-289) and index. Explores a famous 1728 plot to overthrow the Manchu dynasty in a study of the intrigues, political and legal systems, and key personalities of eighteenth-century China. Prologue: The Letter -- The General -- The Emperor -- The Messenger's Trail -- In Hunan -- The Phoenix Song -- Talking Back -- Summer Lessons -- The Pardon -- The Solitary Bell -- Coauthors -- The Source -- Sounds of Discord -- Spreading the Word -- Transformations -- Retribution. Spence's book has does not include any Chinese characters. For a succinct account of the Zeng Jing affair, cf. Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing period, p. 747-749. |
| ISBN | 0670892920 |
| LCCN | 00-43805 |
