God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan
by Jonathan D. Spence
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Author: Jonathan D. SpenceEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-12-17
ISBN: 0393315568
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: A Hard to Read Telling of an Important Event
Summary: 2 Stars
The Taiping Rebellion is one of the most important events in world history that no one has heard of. 25 Million people would be dead when it was over, the Qing Dynasty and the whole Dynastic System which ruled China for thousands of years would be on the verge of collapse. And events would set in motion Sun Yatsen's attempt at Democracy, the rise of the Warlords, and a civil war that would lead to the Founding of the Peoples Republic in 1949. So the Taiping Rebellion is a pivotal event in Chinese and World History.Spence is the big name in Chinese History. This book got great reviews. The topic is interesting. But personally I found the book too tough to read and enjoy. Too me a good history book is one that you enjoy while reading and learning. Just look at Orville Schell's Mandate of Heaven. In my opinion Spence did not write a good book. Academic yes, readable no.
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