The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 - Softcover

Bickers, Robert

 
9780141015859: 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 British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. Would the Chinese suffer the fate of much of the rest of the world, carved into pieces by Europeans? Or could they adapt rapidly enough to maintain their independence?

This important and compelling book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West by illuminating a dramatic, colourful and sometimes shocking period of the country's history.

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Robert Bickers is the author of the highly-acclaimed Empire Made Me and The Scramble for China. He has written extensively on Chinese history and is a Professor of History at the University of Bristol.

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ISBN 10:  0713997494 ISBN 13:  9780713997491
Verlag: Allen Lane, 2011
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