China's Last Empire

China's Last Empire
Author: William T. Rowe
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2010-02-15
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ISBN: 0674054555

In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. This original, thought-provoking history of China's last empire is a must-read for understanding the challenges facing China today.