White Lotus rebels and south China pirates : crisis and reform in the Qing empire / Wensheng Wang.

Main Description:The reign of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820 CE) has long occupied an awkward position in studies of China's last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911 CE). Conveniently marking a watershed between the prosperous eighteenth century and the tragic post-Opium War era, this quarter century has...

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Main Author: Wang, Wensheng, 1976-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
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