China s Last Empire

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China s Last Empire

Author	: William T. Rowe
File Size	: 46,8 Mb
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 15 February 2010
ISBN	: 9780674054554
Pages	: 369 pages

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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. This original, thought-provoking history of China's last empire is a must-read for understanding the challenges facing China today.

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