Tsao Yin and the Kang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master, Second Edition

By Jonathan D. Spence

Book Overview

In this highly praised book, Jonathan D. Spence recounts the story of Ts'ao Yin, hereditary bond-servant to the Manchu emperors. Ts'ao Yin, whose great-grandfather was captured and enslaved by the Manchus and whose descendant wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, China's most famous novel, becomes the focal point of a fascinating study that shed important light on the social and political life of the early Manchu period.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300042787
• ISBN13: 9780300042788
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"