The scramble for China : foreign devils in the Qing empire, 1832-1914 / Robert Bickers.
Publication details: London : Allen Lane, 2011. Description: xv, 495 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780713997491; 0713997494Subject(s): Europeans -- China -- History -- 19th century | China -- Foreign relations -- Europe | Europe -- Foreign relations -- China | China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 | China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- SourcesDDC classification: 327.405109034 LOC classification: DS755 | .B53 2011| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 404-478) and index.
Humiliated by military disaster, racked by rebellions that cost millions of lives and ultimately invaded during the Boxer Rebellion by thousands of foreign soldiers, it looked as though the colonial Scramble for Africa was about to be followed by the Scramble for China. This new book tells this epic story both from the European (mainly British) point of view and the Chinese. The degradation of China in this period is crucially important to understanding China today, whose government and people are steeped in stories of this terrible time and never wish to appear weak again. --from publisher description
Unwelcome guests -- On a Chinese stage -- Lindsay's war and peace -- Model settlements -- China El Dorado -- At the heart of the heart of the empire -- Inland dreams -- Coastwise -- Jubilees -- Extinction -- History.