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China's last empire : the great Qing /

"In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West." "The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. Three strong Manchu emperors worke...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rowe, William T. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
Series:History of imperial China.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Conquest
  • Governance
  • High Qing
  • Society
  • Commerce
  • Crises
  • Rebellion
  • Restoration
  • Imperialism
  • Revolution
  • Conclusion
  • Emperors and dynasties
  • Pronunciation guide.