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The Qing Dynasty
Book 9 in the Asian Military History series.
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The Qing Dynasty is an accessible survey of the History of China's Last Empire Called the Great Qing, Including Events Such as the Fall of Beijing, Opium Wars, and Taiping Rebellion (History of Asia). It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting.
The book connects political and military developments with social, economic, religious and cultural change, providing a broad starting point for readers before they move to more specialised studies. Its historical scope is represented on HBS by Qing Dynasty.