Imperial twilight : the opium war and the end of China's last golden age /

Describes how nineteenth-century British efforts to open China to trade set in motion the fall of the Qing dynasty and started a war that allowed for the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Platt, Stephen R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Description
Summary:Describes how nineteenth-century British efforts to open China to trade set in motion the fall of the Qing dynasty and started a war that allowed for the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century.
Item Description:"A Borzoi book."
Physical Description:xxviii, 556 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307961730
0307961737
9780345803023
0345803027