The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900In the final years of the 19th century, China was in grave danger of becoming a colony of the West. While various powers bickered over how to slice the pie, their very presence in China, like their new technologies and Christian missions, undermined the people's traditional ways. A strange, reactionary movement—mystical, nationalistic and virulently anti Christian—began to spread like wildfire among the Chinese peasants. The contemptuous foreigners, snickering at their martial-arts routines, nicknamed them "The Boxers." Few could imagine that the Boxers would receive backing from China's Empress Dowager, herself eager for a showdown with the foreigners, and would soon terrorize them and the world. |
Contents
Sha Sha | 66 |
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION TO THE FOREIGNER | 87 |
City of Mud and Fire | 105 |
Behind the Tartar Wall | 124 |
The Drifting Horror | 146 |
The Darkest Night | 169 |
The Island of the Peitang | 262 |
The Faith and Fate of the Missionaries | 275 |
The Boxer Legacy | 335 |
Epilogue | 353 |
Acknowledgments | 361 |
ix | 364 |
32358 | 372 |
66 | 378 |
146 | 384 |
In through the Sluice Gate | 392 |
The Spoils of Peking | 283 |
ANOTHER COUNTRY? | 297 |
The Court Returns | 312 |
And the Foreigner Departs | 320 |
Bibliography | 402 |
Art Credits | 409 |
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