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.
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2018.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Platt, Stephen R., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Imperial twilight : |b the opium war and the end of China's last golden age / |c Stephen R. Platt. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2018. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2018 | |
| 300 | |a xxviii, 556 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a "A Borzoi book." | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Pt. I. Gracious spring. A time to wonder -- Black wind -- The edge of the world -- Sea and land -- Points of entry -- Hidden shoals -- pt. II. The milk of paradise. Boom times -- Fire and smoke -- Freedom -- A darkening turn -- Means of solution -- The last honest man -- pt. III. Blood-ravenous autumn. Showdown -- Will and destiny -- Aftermath -- Houqua and Forbes. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a China |x History |y Opium War, 1840-1842. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a China |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a China |x Foreign relations |y 19th century. | |
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