China 1900 : The Eyewitnesses Speak 
Subtitle: The Experience of Westerners in China
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Published: February 19, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781853674105
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Sources; Military - General; Military Personal Narratives; Rebellion And Insurgency; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Military - Other; Asia - China; History / General; China; Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901; Personal narratives
First sentence: In the autumn of 1899, people of the western world in general, and British citizens in particular, were preoccupied with events in South Africa.