Origins of the modern Chinese state /

What is 'Chinese' about China's modern state? This book proposes that the state we see today has developed over the past two centuries largely as a response to internal challenges emerging from the late empire.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuhn, Philip A.
Other Authors: Will, Pierre-Etienne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Standford University Press, 2002.
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Description
Summary:What is 'Chinese' about China's modern state? This book proposes that the state we see today has developed over the past two centuries largely as a response to internal challenges emerging from the late empire.
Physical Description:viii, 162 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0804742839
9780804742832
0804749299
9780804749299