• ISBN13: 9780141015859
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: PRH India
• Publisher Imprint: Penguin MJ
• Publication Date: March 15, 2012
• Pages: 512
• Original Price: INR 1699.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 374 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Asia / China

In the early 19th 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. Would the Chinese suffer the fate of much of the rest of the world, carved into pieces by Europeans? Or could they adapt rapidly enough to maintain their independence? This important and compelling book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West by illuminating a dramatic, colorful, and sometimes shocking period of the country's history.

Robert Bickers is the author of the highly-acclaimed Empire Made Me. He has written extensively on Chinese history and is currently professor of history at the University of Bristol.