China's Last Empire: The Great Qing

(Book #6 in the History of Imperial China Series)

by William T. Rowe

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674066243

ISBN13:9780674066243

Release Date:September 2012

Publisher:Belknap Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Philosophy Rationalism Religion Religion & Spirituality

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