The Qing Empire and the Opium War - The Collapse of the Heavenly Dynasty

About the author

Mao Haijian is a professor of history at the University of Macau and East China Normal University. He studied at Sun Yat-sen University and East China Normal University. He has previously held appointments at the Institute of Military Science, the Institute of Modern History at the Chinese Academy of Social Science, and Peking University. His books and essays have won numerous prizes, and include several monographs on the Hundred Days' Reform of 1898, a further monograph on the Opium Wars, and a biography of the Xianfeng emperor.

Summary

The Opium War of 1839–42 is a subject of enduring interest. The Chinese historian Mao Haijian presents a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists, offering a comprehensive explanation as to why the Qing Empire was so badly defeated by the British.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Lavelle, Haijian Mao, Mao Haijian, Craig Smith
• Assisted by: Lovell Julia (Introduction), Peter Lavelle (Translation), Lavelle Peter (Translation), Joseph Lawson (Translation), Lawson Joseph (Translation), Craig Smith (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2018
• EAN: 9781108455411
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45541-1
• No. of pages: 569
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Print on Demand; The Cambridge China Library
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Asia / China, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History