The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China - "My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo (Paperback, Annotated Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
Release date:	April 2009
First published:	2006
Authors:	Nicola Di Cosmo
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	142
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-54447-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-415-54447-5
Barcode:	9780415544474

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