1991, ISBN: 0674454464

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[EAN: 9780674454460], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Harvard University Asia Center], CHINA SINO HISTORY POLITICAL POLITICS ECONOMICS MILITARY COLONIALISM, Jacket, VG/VG, hardcover; … Plus…

[EAN: 9780674454460], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Harvard University Asia Center], CHINA SINO HISTORY POLITICAL POLITICS ECONOMICS MILITARY COLONIALISM, Jacket, VG/VG, hardcover; ISBN 0674454464. Harvard East Asian Monographs, 151. 1992. 400 pages, with Chapter Notes, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. Seven pages at rear listing other titles in the Harvard East Asian Monographs series. Near Fine hardcover in black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Clean inside and out, with no writing, underlining, highlighting, etc. Binding solid and square. Only fault is scuff mark to bottom edge of page block. Very Good dustjacket, bright and glossy. Only fault is two tiny (less than 1/8 inch) closed tears, one at head of spine and another along upper rear edge. From the inner flap: "Why did defeat in the Opium War not lead Ch'ing China to a more realistic appreciation of Western might and Chinese weakness? James Polachek's revisionist analysis exposes the behind-the-scenes political struggles that not only shaped foreign-policy decisions in the 1830s and 1840s but have continued to affect the history of Chinese nationalism in modern times. Polachek looks closely at the networks of literati and officials, self-consciously reminiscent of the late Ming era that sought and gained the ear of the emperor. Challenging the conventional view that Lin Tse-hsu and his supporters were selfless patriots who acted in China's best interests, Polachek argues that, for reasons having more to do with their own domestic political agenda, these men advocated a futile policy of militant resistance to the West. Linking political intrigue, scholarly debates, and foreign affairs, local notables in Canton and literati lobbyists in Perking this book sets the Opium War for the first times in its "inner," domestic political context.", Books<

1992, ISBN: 9780674454460

Harvard University Asia Center, 1991-12-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG, hardcover; ISBN 0674454464. Harvard East Asian Monographs, 151. 1992. 400 pages, with C… Plus…

Harvard University Asia Center, 1991-12-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG, hardcover; ISBN 0674454464. Harvard East Asian Monographs, 151. 1992. 400 pages, with Chapter Notes, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. Seven pages at rear listing other titles in the Harvard East Asian Monographs series. Near Fine hardcover in black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Clean inside and out, with no writing, underlining, highlighting, etc. Binding solid and square. Only fault is scuff mark to bottom edge of page block. Very Good dustjacket, bright and glossy. Only fault is two tiny (less than 1/8 inch) closed tears, one at head of spine and another along upper rear edge. From the inner flap: "Why did defeat in the Opium War not lead Ch'ing China to a more realistic appreciation of Western might and Chinese weakness? James Polachek's revisionist analysis exposes the behind-the-scenes political struggles that not only shaped foreign-policy decisions in the 1830s and 1840s but have continued to affect the history of Chinese nationalism in modern times.... Polachek looks closely at the networks of literati and officials, self-consciously reminiscent of the late Ming era that sought and gained the ear of the emperor. Challenging the conventional view that Lin Tse-hsu and his supporters were selfless patriots who acted in China's best interests, Polachek argues that, for reasons having more to do with their own domestic political agenda, these men advocated a futile policy of militant resistance to the West. Linking political intrigue, scholarly debates, and foreign affairs, local notables in Canton and literati lobbyists in Perking this book sets the Opium War for the first times in its "inner," domestic political context., Harvard University Asia Center, 1991-12-01, 3<