Peking 1900: The Boxer Rebellion (Campaign) Sous-titre: Auteurs: Peter Harrington Typologie: Parution: ISBN-13: 978-1-841-76181-7 Code bibliothèque: 09AA34 Informations Migrations Géographie: Chronologie: Modalités migratoires, mobilités: Secteurs économiques et professionnels: Groupes et personnes concernées:

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In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China -- the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to the legation quarter of Peking. Trapped inside were an assortment of diplomats, civilians and a small number of troops. They were all Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister in Peking, had to defend against thousands of hostile Boxers and Imperial troops. It would now be a race against time. Could the rag-tag defenders hold out long enough for the gathering relief force to reach them? This book describes the desperate series of events as the multinational force rushed to their rescue.