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  • Published: 16 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141015859
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $55.00
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The Scramble for China

Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914





The epic story of Europe's attempt to colonize China

In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. Would the Chinese suffer the fate of much of the rest of the world, carved into pieces by Europeans? Or could they adapt rapidly enough to maintain their independence?

This important and compelling book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West by illuminating a dramatic, colourful and sometimes shocking period of the country's history.

  • Published: 16 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141015859
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $55.00
Categories:

About the author

Robert Bickers

Robert Bickers is Professor of History and Director of the 'Historical Photographs of China' project at the University of Bristol. He is the author of Empire Made Me: An Englishman Adrift in Shanghai and The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914.

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