In the summer of 1900, bands of peasant youths from the villages of north China streamed into Beijing to besiege the foreign legations, attracting the attention of the entire world. Joseph Esherick reconstructs the early history of the Boxers, challenging the traditional view that they grew from earlier anti-dynastic sects, and stressing instead the impact of social ecology and popular culture.
- ISBN10 0520908961
- ISBN13 9780520908963
- Publish Date 18 August 1988
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 410
- Language English