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The Qing Empire and the Opium War: The Collapse of the Heavenly Dynasty - The Cambridge China Library Haijian Mao
The Qing Empire and the Opium War: The Collapse of the Heavenly Dynasty - The Cambridge China Library
Haijian Mao
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.
568 pages, 12 b/w illus. 14 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 18, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107069879 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 568 |
| Dimensions | 328 × 166 × 37 mm · 934 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Lavelle, Peter (Temple University, Philadelphia) |
| Translator | Lawson, Joseph (University of Newcastle upon Tyne) |
| Translator | Smith, Craig |