The Taiping Rebellion was one of the costliest Civil wars in human history.
Individuals, families, and communities grappled with fundamental quest.
Drawing upon a rich array of primary sources, What Remains explores the issues that preoccupied Chinese and Western survivors.
Yet while the Rebellion has been intensely studied by scholars in China and elsewhere, we still know little of how individuals coped with these cataclysmic events.
Many millions of people lost their lives.
The Taiping Rebellion was one of the costliest Civil wars in human history