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Imperial woman : the story of the last Empress of China / Pearl S. Buck

By:

Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), (, 1892-1973)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: New York : Moyer Bell , 2009, c1956.Description: 376 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781559210355

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biographical fiction

DDC classification:

FIC BUC

LOC classification:

PS3503.U198 I5 1991

Summary: Tzu Hsi, the last ruling Empress of China, lived in a crucial period of history, when China was struggling against encroachment while at the same time the need for modern reform was obvious. Tzu Hsi was conservative and independent but ruthless when necessry. She is portrayed in this book as accurately as possible from resources available and the author's own memories of how the Chinese whom she knew in her childhood felt about Tzu Hsi.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC BUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Material retirado/oculto del Opac		012300

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Tzu Hsi, the last ruling Empress of China, lived in a crucial period of history, when China was struggling against encroachment while at the same time the need for modern reform was obvious. Tzu Hsi was conservative and independent but ruthless when necessry. She is portrayed in this book as accurately as possible from resources available and the author's own memories of how the Chinese whom she knew in her childhood felt about Tzu Hsi.

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