My Life as Emperor

Type

Book

Authors

Su Tong

ISBN 10

0571220789

ISBN 13

9780571220786

Tags

China, royalty, power, violence, corruption

Description

China's uniquely long history has been characterised as the embodiment of wise stewardship and an adherence to Confucian principles of humanity. My Life as Emperor tells the real story of incompetence, cruelty, decadence and an absence of concern for anyone's well-being but those holding power. It is a chilling yet enormously entertaining glimpse of the dark side of nation-building, as well as a vivid insight into the lives of the palace women and the surrounding court intrigue richly embroidered with extraordinary calamities and rampant slaughter. - from Amzon

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