From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi

From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi

From Emperor to Citizen is the autobiography of Pu Yi, the man who was the last emperor of China. A unique memoir of the first half of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of one born to be …

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