{"product_id":"the-world-of-a-tiny-insect-9780295993188","title":"The World of a Tiny Insect","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1861, when China's devastating Taiping rebellion began, the author was seven years old. The Taiping rebel army occupied Shaoxing, his hometown, and for the next two years, he hid from Taiping soldiers, local bandits, and imperial troops and witnessed gruesome scenes of violence and death. This book tells his story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As an important primary source, I highly recommend the English version of this memoir to students of the modern history of China.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kent Dang * Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[L]ucid and erudite. . . . With Tian’s translation, we now have represented in English a wide range of different primary source perspectives on the Taiping civil war. This is an important and highly readable translation and an outstanding resource for teaching.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tobie Meyer-Fong * Monumenta Serica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] fascinating memoir. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe World of a Tiny Insect\u003c\/i\u003e makes the human cost of the rebellion more concrete and comprehensible, especially for students. . . . Xiaofei Tian has done an excellent job as translator. . . . [A] unique and extremely valuable source for understanding rebellion and its impact in nineteenth-century China. . . . [A]ccessible and highly engaging.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Carl Kilcourse * Journal of the American Oriental Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMap of Author’s Travels \u003cbr\u003e Translator’s Introduction \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePreface by Zhang Daye \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1\u003cbr\u003e “Trip to Tiantai” \u003cbr\u003e An Account of Taizhou Prefecture \u003cbr\u003e The Six Counties of Taizhou \u003cbr\u003e The “One-Headed Woman” at Huangyan \u003cbr\u003e Ten Poems on Xianju \u003cbr\u003e The Birds of Xianju \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2\u003cbr\u003e Birth and Early Childhood \u003cbr\u003e On the Run: 1861–1863 \u003cbr\u003e “Flames of War,” Ghost Troops, and Other Strange Happenings \u003cbr\u003e Epidemic, Greed, and the Woman Dismembered at Lu’s Dyke \u003cbr\u003e The Occupation of Shaoxing and Its Aftermath \u003cbr\u003e Edible Flora and Fauna \u003cbr\u003e The Pleasures and Horrors of Childhood \u003cbr\u003e Narrow Escapes on Water \u003cbr\u003e Reunion with Father and Father’s Death\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400922964311,"sku":"9780295993188","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-world-of-a-tiny-insect-9780295993188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}