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The Dragon Empress

2012-02-29 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2012-02-29
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The Dragon Empress by : Marina Warner

Download or read book The Dragon Empress written by Marina Warner. This book was released on 2012-02-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1861 to 1908 a woman, the Empress Dowager Tz'u-hsi, born the daughter of a minor mandarin, held the supreme power in China. Opportunistic, ruthless, malicious, she ruled over four hundred million people. Marina Warner's biography lays bare her complex personality: her extreme conventionalism; her hatred of "foreigners"; her passion for power and intrigue; her vanity and her delight in ritual; her extravagance and corruption and her love of gardens, painting and the theatre. THE DRAGON EMPRESS also portrays a China in rapid decline as poverty, civil war and foreign exploitation and invasion brought about the fall of the Ch'ing dynasty.

Cixi

2011 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2011
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 656/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Cixi by : Natasha Yim

Download or read book Cixi written by Natasha Yim. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of historical accounts profiles strong women who took extraordinary measures to achieve and maintain power—including murder, deception, and black magic—examining the women's reputations in the context of their eras. Just how wicked were they? The books allow readers to decide for themselves if these infamous ladies were indeed heartless and evil or simply out of touch and making the most of their circumstances.The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City, ignoring the needs of her people. Her extravagant lifestyle, bouts of bad temper, and brutal punishments earned her a reputation as a cruel and ignorant leader. An exploration of Cixi's daily life—including what she ate and how she dressed—this story explains how she became one of the most notorious figures of the Qing dynasty.

The Dragon Empress

2020-04-03 Fiction
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Release : 2020-04-03
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 582/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Dragon Empress by : James E Wisher

Download or read book The Dragon Empress written by James E Wisher. This book was released on 2020-04-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yaz finally knows where to find his mother. After losing his father, he’s determined to get to her in time. Meanwhile, the Dark Sages have gained the full power of the dragonspires. Dragons rule the sky above Carttoom and Rend. Fire and death await anyone who dares resist. Only a desperate group of wizards and rangers stand between the kingdoms and slavery. Yaz’s power is the ultimate trump card. If only he can gain control of it. The final battle is here.

The Dragon Empress

2012-01-05 Fiction
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Release : 2012-01-05
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 795/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Dragon Empress by : Carlos A. Jones

Download or read book The Dragon Empress written by Carlos A. Jones. This book was released on 2012-01-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 6 cycles since Genesis Star has taken the throne as King Of The War Gods. Ja Mina Larie, a "Soul Stealing" Alchemist, has fallen in love with Genesis Star. The powerful Alchemist is now a maiden within Star's many houses. Queen Orikanatana has except Ja Mina into her line of maidens, and the Dynasty is even more powerful than before. The Ice Princess and Sleeping Leopard has postponed their retirement to help Genesis Star with her maidens. General, Paheya, Tach-Orum, and Mon-Daf have all been promoted. The Dojo games are coming soon, this is the largest Martial Arts tournament in all seven Earth Realms. Genesis Star must make her final decision on 6th Earth Realm. Will she take her powerful Dynasty Warriors and crush them, or will she listen to her compassionate, and beautiful Queen. Batanara is undecided about the beautiful Kapriya. Will their relationship last, and will they be the next leaders of Pum Dam Province? What challenges will the Dynasty have to face in the future?

Cixi "The Dragon Empress"

2012-06-30 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2012-06-30
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 338/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Cixi "The Dragon Empress" by : Natasha Yim

Download or read book Cixi "The Dragon Empress" written by Natasha Yim. This book was released on 2012-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City, ignoring the needs of her people. But was the Dragon Empress evil or just out-of-touch? Gorgeous illustrations and an intelligent, evocative story bring to life a real dastardly dame whose ignorance brought a centuries-old dynasty crashing down, ending the imperial system that had ruled China for millennia.

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