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Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi
by Kangxi, Jonathan D. Spence (Editor)

Kaitlin Weiler's review

Sep 16, 11

4 of 5 stars

Read from September 03 to 12, 2011 — I own a copy

A very interesting read for historians. Spence gives readers amazing insight into the life and mind of Kangxi, one of the Qing dynasty's longest reigning emperors. I had to read this for a history class and write a position paper on what made Kangxi's role as emperor so "heavy". My professor couldn't have picked a better book; Spence's text is very rich and engrossing.

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