The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914
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In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by Britain and other European powers - ferocious laws forbade all trade with the West outside one tiny area of Canton. Anyone teaching a European to speak Chinese could be executed. But as new technology began to unbalance the relationship, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. China should be opened, they believed, so they broke down its doors and built a...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0713997494
ISBN13:9780713997491
Release Date:November 2011
Publisher:Allen Lane
Length:495 Pages
Weight:2.00 lbs.
Dimensions:1.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"
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