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China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China)

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 | #129699 in Books |  Belknap Press |  2012-09-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  1.00 x6.10 x9.20l,.95 | File type: PDF | 368 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Slightly Below Par|By dmiguer|This is sadly the last book in Harvard's "History of Imperial China" series, edited by Timothy Brook. It is too bad there are no further empires following the Qing, so that the saga could continue. Although the series featured several different authors, it has held together as a whole stylistically and artistically. Most of the previous features a| |In a fine, well-written study, Rowe brings the latest scholarship in Qing history to a wide audience. This book reflects a lifetime of reading in the field, and is written in the fluent manner of an accomplished and very successful author. Responsible and judi

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 worked diligently to secure an alliance with the conquered Ming gentry, though many of their social edicts―especially the requirement that ethnic Han men wear queues―were fiercely resis...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China)   |  William T. Rowe. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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