A Historic Look at the Boxer Rebellion Including Its Causes, Belligerents, Commanders, and More

By: Sand, Charlene

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This book contains a comprehensive account of the Boxer Rebellion, which was an anti-colonialist, anti-Christian movement led by the Righteous Harmony Society in China between 1898 and 1901. Also called "The Boxer Uprising" or the "Righteous Harmony Society Movement," the uprising took place in response to the imperialist expansion into China involving European opium traders, political invasion, economic manipulation, and missionary evangelism. The Boxer Protocol of September 7, 1901 ended the uprising. Read about the rebellion's belligerents and commanders including Nikolai Petrovich Linevich, Sir Edward Seymour, Alfred Graf von Waldersee, Ci Xi, Prince Duan, and much more.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1276190182
• ISBN13: 9781276190183
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"