The World of a Tiny Insect - A Memoir of the Taiping Rebellion and Its Aftermath by Zhang Daye - Tr with an Intro by Xiaofei Tian (2013).pdf

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The World of a Tiny Insect
The
World
of a
Tiny insecT
A Memoir of the
Taiping Rebellion
and Its Aftermath
by
Zhang daye
Translated, with an introduction,
by
Xiaofei Tian
University of Washington Press
Seattle and London
© 2013 by the University of Washington Press
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Libr ary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Zhang, Daye, 1854–
[Weichong shijie. English.]
The world of a tiny insect : a memoir of the Taiping rebellion and its aftermath /
Zhang Daye ; translated, with an introduction, by Xiaofei Tian.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-295-99317-1 (hardback)
ISBN 978-0-295-99318-8 (paperback)
1. China—History—Taiping Rebellion, 1850–1864—Personal narratives.
2. China—History—1861–1912.
3. Zhang, Daye, 1854–
4. China—Biography.
I. Tian, Xiaofei, 1971– translator, author of introduction.
II. Title.
DS759.35.Z53613 2014
951'.034092—dc23
2013035414
The paper used in this publication is acid-free and meets the minimum
requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—
Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984.∞
Frontispiece: A page from the manuscript of
The World of a Tiny Insect
in the collection of Taipei’s National Central Library.
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