The scramble for China : foreign devils in the Qing empire, 1832-1914
Bickers, Robert A.2011
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This is the epic story of Europe's attempt to destroy and colonise China and how that attempt failed. Robert Bickers tells the story from both the European point of view and the Chinese, reimagining the encounters between two equally arrogant and scornful cultures.
Main title:
The scramble for China : foreign devils in the Qing empire, 1832-1914 / Robert Bickers.
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Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2011.
Collation:
xv, 495 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780713997491 (hbk)
Dewey class:
327.405109327.405109034951.033
Language:
English
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BRN:
2068312
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