
Cambridge History of China in the Late Qing Dynasty (1800-1911) (volume 1)
by (u. S.) Fairbank Liu Guangjing
About This Novel
This book was originally Volume 10 and Volume 11 of the Cambridge History of China, which narrates the history of China from the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty to the Revolution of 1911. The first volume includes an introduction to the old order, the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the decline of the Qing Dynasty and the roots of rebellion, the Opium War, unequal treaties, the Taiping Rebellion, Sino-Russian relations, Qing rule in Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet, the Qing Dynasty's resurgence, the self-strengthening movement, Christian missionary activities before 1900, and their impact. The second volume includes the economic trends of the late Qing Empire from 1870 to 1911, the foreign relations of the late Qing Dynasty, changes in Chinese people's views on Western relations, military challenges in the northwest and coastal areas, ideological changes and the reform movement, the Revolution of 1911 in Japan and China, political and institutional reforms from 1901 to 1911, the government, businessmen and industry before the Revolution of 1911, the republican revolutionary movement, trends in social changes, etc. The authors of this book are all well-known Western scholars, and the translator is an expert in the compilation room of the History Institute of our institute. This book was translated from the 1978 edition and published in 1993. At that time, volumes 10 and 11 were combined into two volumes of "Cambridge History of China in the Late Qing" and published under one ISBN. This practice is still used in this reprint.
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