China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (history Of... -

: Places Qing history within broader global historical processes, showing how its internal developments were intertwined with world events long before the Opium Wars.

: Argues that early 20th-century state-mandated changes provided the essential foundation for the subsequent Republican and Communist states. Purchase Options China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of...

: Explores the Qing ideal of "government on the cheap," a model of benevolent rule with light taxes and minimal local intervention that worked well until faced with 19th-century international pressures. : Places Qing history within broader global historical

: Challenges the "standard narrative" of Qing China as an inward-looking state that failed to modernize by highlighting its dynamic expansion and complex social systems. China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of...