The great reversal Britain, China and the 400-year contest for power
"A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is...
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New Haven ; London
Yale University Press
[2024]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Plates and Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction: The Great Reversal: Britain's China Story
- 1. Partners at the Edge,1550-1720
- 2. Coming Within Sight, 1720-87
- 3. A Time of Diplomats: Macartney and Amherst, 1787-1830
- 4. The Era of Conflict: The First Anglo-Chinese War, 1830-43
- 5. A World to Build: The Era of the Second Anglo-Chinese War and Its Aftermath, 1843-64
- 6. Of Consuls, Customs and Commerce, 1864-1900
- 7. The Start of British Retreat, 1900-25
- 8. Chaos and War, 1925-49
- 9. The Cold War Era: Britain Making Friends with the Communists, 1949-71
- 10. Getting Closer: Resolution of the Hong Kong Issue, 1972-97
- 11. The Great Shift: Britain in the Era of Chinese Dominance, 1997-2023
- Chronology