02011cam a2200397 i 4500 296020342 TxAuBib 20120215120000.0 110901s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011035137 9780307271730 0307271730 DLC eng rda DLC TxAuBib rda Platt, Stephen R. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom [BOOK] : China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War / by Stephen R. Platt. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. 470 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references. Dramatis Personae -- Chronology of Major Events -- Prologue: Heaven's Children -- pt. 1. Twilight -- The Preacher's Assistant -- Neutrality -- The Shield King -- Soundings -- An Appointment in the North -- pt. 2. Order Rising -- The Reluctant General -- The Force of Doctrine -- Perils of Civilization -- Endurance -- Heaven and Earth -- Crossings -- pt. 3. The Great Peace -- The Point of No Return -- Vampires -- Flowering Rain -- Blood and Honor -- Crossing the Mountain -- Epilogue. 20120215. Visitors, Foreign China History 19th century. Manchus History 19th century. Ethnic conflict China History 19th century. Americans China History 19th century. Europeans China History 19th century. Western countries Relations China. China History Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864. China Relations Western countries. China History Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 Participation, Foreign. China Ethnic relations History 19th century.