Strangers at the Gate
Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861
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Word Count
77,500 words, Guess
Page Count
310 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7710469M
- ISBN-139780520212398
- ISBN-100520212398
- OCLC Control Number38855522
- Goodreads959769
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- LibraryThing1197603
Classifications
- LCCDS793
Description
Now available again, this pioneering work examines one of the most controversial periods in Chinese history: the relationship between the Chinese civil and military authorities and the British trading community in southern China on the eve of the Taiping Rebellion, one of the most calamitous events in Chinese history. Wakeman shows how prevailing rural discontent, urban riots, secret-society activity, and the imbalance of class and clan affected the mechanisms of regional power and gentry control, demonstrating the progression of rebellion and the historical inevitability of revolution.
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