Overview
In this ground-breaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry.
- | Author: Jung Chang
- | Publisher: Anchor
- | Publication Date: September 09, 2014
- | Number of Pages: 464 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0307456706
- | ISBN-13: 9780307456700