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100 1 $aMao, Haijian,$eauthor.
240 10 $aTian chao di beng kui.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe Qing Empire and the Opium War :$bthe collapse of the Heavenly Dynasty /$cMao Haijian (East China Normal University and Macao University) ; with an introduction by Julia Lovell ; English text edited by Joseph Lawson.
264 1 $aCambridge, United Kingdom :$bCambridge University Press,$c2016.
300 $axix, 549 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aThe Cambridge China library
500 $a"Originally published by SDX Joint Publishing as The Collapse of the Celestial Empire in 2005 [with title Tianchao de bengkui]"--Title page verso.
520 $a"The Opium War of 1839-1842, the first military conflict to take place between China and the West, is a subject of enduring interest. Mao Haijian, one of the most distinguished and well-known historians working in China, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists. Mao examines the Qing participants in terms of the moral standards and intellectual norms of their own time, demonstrating that actions which have struck later observers as ridiculous can be understood as reasonable within these individuals' own context. This English-language translation of Mao's work offers a comprehensive response to the question of why the Qing Empire was so badly defeated by the British in the first Opium War--an answer that is distinctive and original within both Chinese and Western historiography, and supported by a wealth of hitherto unknown detail"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a1. Qing military power -- 2. The unexpected war -- 3. From "suppression" to "conciliation," and back -- 4. The "battle" of Guangzhou -- 5. The collapse of the southeastern ramparts -- 6. The resurgence of the idea of "conciliation" -- 7. "Equal" and "unequal" -- 8. The testimony of history -- Character list.
611 27 $aOpium War (China : 1840-1842)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01353914
651 0 $aChina$xHistory$yOpium War, 1840-1842.
651 0 $aChina$xMilitary policy.
650 0 $aStrategy$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aChina$xArmed Forces$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xArmed Forces$xHistory$y19th century.
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650 7 $aMilitary policy.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01021386
650 7 $aStrategy.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01134406
651 7 $aChina.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01206073
651 7 $aGreat Britain.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204623
648 7 $a1800-1899$2fast
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
830 0 $aCambridge China library.
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