Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age Book Information:

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize, 2018 Financial Times' best history books of the year, 2018 Sunday Times' best history books of the year, 2018 'Excellent' Guardian 'A masterpiece' New York Times 'Superbly engaging' Daily Telegraph 'Masterly' Wall Street Journal 'Captivating' The Times When Britain launched its first war on China in 1839, pushed into hostilities by profiteering drug merchants and free-trade interests, it sealed the fate of what had long been seen as the most prosperous and powerful empire in Asia, if not the world. Corruption, popular unrest and dwindling finances had weakened China far more than was commonly understood, and the war would help set in motion the eventual fall of the Qing dynasty - which, in turn, would lead to the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century. As one of the most potent turning points in the country's modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today's China seeks to put behind it. By telling this epic story, award-winning historian Stephen Platt sheds new light on the early attempts by British traders and missionaries to 'open' China and paints an enduring portrait of an immensely profitable - and mostly peaceful - meeting of civilizations, which was destined to be shattered by one of the most shockingly unjust wars in the annals of imperial history. Brimming with a fascinating cast of British and Chinese characters, this riveting narrative of relations between China and the West has important implications for today's uncertain and ever-changing political climate.

• Book Type :

Asia

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

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• ISBN - 10 :

978178649486

• Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age Published On :

Import, 7 Jun 2018

• Resource:

History, Asia Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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