China's Last Empire

ByJohn and Diane Cooke Professor of Chinese History William T Rowe, Ph.D.,William T. Rowe,

ByJohn and Diane Cooke Professor of Chinese History William T Rowe, Ph.D.,William T. Rowe,+1 more

2009 • 360 pages

In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. This original, thought-provoking history of China's last empire is a must-read for understanding the challenges facing China today.