Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861
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Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861
Book Details
- Author
- Frederic Wakeman Jr.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- China
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780520212398
- ISBN-10
- 0520212398
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ISBN: 0520212398
Author: Wakeman Jr., Frederic
Condition: New
Now available again, this pioneering work examines one of the most controversial periods in Chinese history: the relationship between the Chinese civil and military authorities and the British trading community in Guangdong province on the eve of the Taiping Rebellion, one the most calamitous events in Chinese history. Wakeman shows how prevailing rural discontent, urban riots, secret society activity, and the imbalance of class and clan affected the mechanisms of regional power and gentry control, demonstrating the progression of rebellion and the historical inevitability of revolution.
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