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The Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty traces China’s final imperial dynasty from the Manchu conquest in the seventeenth century to the revolution of 1911. It examines territorial expansion, imperial administration and cultural life before turning to the pressures of population growth, internal rebellion and Western intervention. The book covers the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion and the foreign occupation of Beijing, showing how repeated crises weakened Qing authority and encouraged reform and revolution.
Saul David
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Adrian Goldsworthy
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Alison Weir
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Peter Ackroyd
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