Description
| Product ID: | 9780141015859 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Scramble for China |
| Subtitle: | Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 |
| Authors: | Author: Robert Bickers |
| Page Count: | 512 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, History, History, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, China, c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. 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? |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-02-23 |