Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911

Author/creator Fairbank, John K. Editor Contribution by
Other author Liu, Kwang-Ching Editor
Other author Twitchett, Denis C. Contribution by
Other author Cambridge University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press
Description784 p. ill 22.800 x 015.200 cm.
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SeriesThe Cambridge History of China Ser. Vol. 11, Pt. 2
Summary Annotation This is the second of two volumes in this major Cambridge history dealing with the gradual decline of the Ch'ing empire in China (the first was volume 10). Volume 11 surveys the persistence and deterioration of the old order in China during the late nineteenth century, and the profound stirring during that period, which led to China's great twentieth-century revolution. The contributors focus on commercial and technological growth, foreign relations, the stimulation of Chinese intellectual life by the outside world, and military triumphs and disasters. The impact of Japan is emphasized and there is consideration of the movements of reform and revolution in the two decades before 1911. As the contributors to this volume show, the effects of the accelerating changes were to fragment the old ruling class and the ancient monarchy, finally bringing the Chinese people face to face with the challenges of the new century. Each chapter is written by a specialist from the international community of sinological scholars. Many of the accounts break new ground; all are based on fresh research. For readers with Chinese, proper names and terms are identified with their characters in the glossary, and full references to Chinese, Japanese and other works are given in the bibliographies. Numerous maps illustrate the text, and there are bibliographical essay decribing the source materials on which each author's account is based.
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LCCN 76029852
ISBN9780521220293
ISBN0521220297 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
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