The Scramble For China: Foreign Devils In The Qing Empire, 1832-1914

In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West.

• | By (Author): Robert Bickers
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Feb 23, 2012
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 512 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0141015853
• | ISBN-13: 9780141015859