{"product_id":"9781472803047","title":"Peking 1900: The Boxer Rebellion","description":"In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China – the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to the legation quarter of Peking. Trapped inside were an assortment of diplomats, civilians and a small number of troops. They were all Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister in Peking, had to defend against thousands of hostile Boxers and Imperial troops. It would now be a race against time. Could the rag-tag defenders hold out long enough for the gathering relief force to reach them? This book describes the desperate series of events as the multinational force rushed to their rescue.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129620283632,"sku":"9781472803047","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472803047_p0.jpg?v=1763598850","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472803047","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}