Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, by Jung Chang – book review
Is a vigorous defence of a ruthless ruler, and murderer, justified? Read more
Although most of Cixi's previous biographers have demonised her, others have been more measured. This is a spirited, if partisan contribution. Her role in crushing the reforms of 1898 and her support of the Boxer rebellion remain her most controversial actions. Isabel Hilton
Although most of Cixi's previous biographers have demonised her, others have been more measured. This is a spirited, if partisan contribution. Her role in crushing the reforms of 1898 and her support of the Boxer rebellion remain her most controversial actions. Isabel Hilton
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