The Truth of History: Historical Facts of the Boxer Movement and Reassessment

Author: Lin Huaguo
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Was the main force against the Eight-Nation Alliance the Boxers or the Qing Army? Who attacked the legations—the Boxers or the Qing Army? Why did the Qing government dare to "declare war" on eight countries? This book objectively analyzes some confusing events during the Boxer Movement. It is a landmark achievement in restoring the Boxer Movement to its factual basis. The author's opinions on some major issues in the Boxer Movement are convincing, well-supported by evidence, and have overturned certain previous conclusions. Professor Motohiko Sato, a Boxer Movement historian and professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, described some of the analyses in this book as "highly captivating."

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