The Taiping Ideology: Its Sources, Interpretations, and Influences

by Vincent Y.C. Shih

Book Overview

Professor Shih's philosophically oriented study...brilliantly transcends the many limitations of prior inquiries. In three tightly knit sections, Mr. Shih explores the principal elements of Taiping ideology, probes its underlying historical and cultural roots, and evaluates the numerous interpretations adduced since the upheavel itself...More original research and groundbreaking scholarship are reflected in each chapter of this book than in most complete volumes of comparable scope.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295952431
• ISBN13: 9780295952437
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher