Ts`ao Yin and the K`ang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master, Second Edition

by Jonathan D. Spence

Book Overview

In this highly praised book, Jonathan D. Spence recounts the story of Ts'ao Yin, hereditary bondservant to the Manchu emperors. Ts'ao Yin, whose great-grandfather was captured and enslaved by the Manchus and whose descendent wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, China's most famous novel, becomes the focal point of a fascinating study that sheds light on the social and political life of the early Manchu period. This edition of Ts'ao Yin and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300042787
• ISBN13: 9780300042788
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"