Imperial twilight the opium war and the end of China's last golden age
Describes how nineteenth-century British efforts to open China to trade set in motion the fall of the Qing dynasty and started a war that allowed for the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century.
| Main Author: | Platt, Stephen R. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Describes how nineteenth-century British efforts to open China to trade set in motion the fall of the Qing dynasty and started a war that allowed for the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century. |
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| Item Description: |
"A Borzoi book." |
| Physical Description: |
xxviii, 556 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780307961730 0307961737 9780345803023 0345803027 |
| Author Notes: |
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