Twilight in the Forbidden City
- ISBN-10
- 1108029655
- ISBN-13
- 9781108029650
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 572
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-06-30
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Reginald F. Johnston
Description
Johnson's account of the last years of the Chinese Qing dynasty provides a unique Western perspective on this historic period.
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