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Book Title: Tsao Yin And The Kang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant And Master, S...
Item Length: 0.9in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Jonathan D. Spence
Publication Name: Ts`Ao Yin and the K`Ang-Hsi Emperor : Bondservant and Master, Second Edition
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Series: Yale Historical Publications Ser.
Publication Year: 1988
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
