The Book and the Sword

The Book and the Sword A Martial Arts Novel

Hardback (12 Dec 2002)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This novel deals with the legend that the great 18th century Manchu Emperor Qianlong was in fact not a Manchu but a Han Chinese descended, as a result of a baby swap, from the Chens of Haining in Southern China.

Book information

ISBN: 9780195907278
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 895.1352
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 511
Weight: 816g
Height: 167mm
Width: 215mm
Spine width: 37mm