The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China: My Service in the Army, by Dzengseo by Di Cosmo, Nicola

The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China: "My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415544474)

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The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China: My Service in the Army, by Dzengseo by Di Cosmo, Nicola

The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China: "My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo

$62.95
The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China: My Service in the Army, by Dzengseo by Di Cosmo, Nicola

The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China: "My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo

$62.95
Format: Paperback
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Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the author, a young Manchu officer fighting in inhospitable South-Western China, take us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our general knowledge of military history.



Author: Nicola Di Cosmo
ISBN-10: 0415544475
ISBN-13: 9780415544474
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/21/2009
Pages: 142
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.33d
By Nicola Di Cosmo
By Nicola Di Cosmo
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Nicola Di Cosmo joined the Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, in 2003 as the Luce Foundation Professor in East Asian Studies. He is the author of Ancient China and Its Enemies and his research interests are in Mongol and Manchu studies and Sino-Inner Asian relations.

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