The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 11: Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911, Part 2 [Hardcover]

John K. Fairbank (Editor), Kwang-Ching Liu (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0521220297 | ISBN-13: 978-0521220293 | Publication Date: September 30, 1980

This is the second of two volumes in this major Cambridge history dealing with the gradual decline of the Ch'ing empire in China (the first was volume 10). Volume 11 surveys the persistence and deterioration of the old order in China during the late nineteenth century, and the profound stirring during that period, which led to China's great twentieth-century revolution. The contributors focus on commercial and technological growth, foreign relations, the stimulation of Chinese intellectual life by the outside world, and military triumphs and disasters. The impact of Japan is emphasized and there is consideration of the movements of reform and revolution in the two decades before 1911. As the contributors to this volume show, the effects of the accelerating changes were to fragment the old ruling class and the ancient monarchy, finally bringing the Chinese people face to face with the challenges of the new century. Each chapter is written by a specialist from the international community of sinological scholars. Many of the accounts break new ground; all are based on fresh research. For readers with Chinese, proper names and terms are identified with their characters in the glossary, and full references to Chinese, Japanese and other works are given in the bibliographies. Numerous maps illustrate the text, and there are bibliographical essay decribing the source materials on which each author's account is based.

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Book Description

This is the second of two volumes in this major Cambridge history dealing with the gradual decline of the Ch'ing empire in China (the first was volume 10). Volume 11 surveys the persistence and deterioration of the old order in China during the late nineteenth century, and the profound stirring during that period, which led to China's great twentieth-century revolution.

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• Hardcover: 784 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (September 30, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521220297
• ISBN-13: 978-0521220293
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
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3.0 out of 5 stars Serious history, December 21, 2007

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This review is from: The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 11: Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911, Part 2 (Hardcover)

As with other volumes in this series, the writing is dry and monotonous. The editors stick with Wade-Giles for Chinese translation, rather than going with Pinyin - an extraordinary gaff. Nevertheless, the volume is an important additon to the serious student of Chinese history's library.