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The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City, ignoring the needs of her people. But was the Dragon Empress evil or just out-of-touch? Gorgeous illustrations and an intelligent, evocative story bring to life a real dastardly dame whose ignorance brought a centuries-old dynasty crashing down, ending the imperial system that had ruled China for millennia.

Cixi "The Dragon Empress"

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Hardback by Natasha Yim , Peter Malone

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The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish... Read more

    Publisher: Goosebottom Books Llc
    Publication Date: 20/10/2011
    ISBN13: 9780983425656, 978-0983425656
    ISBN10: 0983425655

    Number of Pages: 32

    Children & Teen , Children's Non-Fiction

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    The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City, ignoring the needs of her people. But was the Dragon Empress evil or just out-of-touch? Gorgeous illustrations and an intelligent, evocative story bring to life a real dastardly dame whose ignorance brought a centuries-old dynasty crashing down, ending the imperial system that had ruled China for millennia.

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