Imperial Twilight

Description:

Describes how nineteenth-century British efforts to open China to trade set in motion the fall of the Qing dynasty and started a war that allowed for the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century.

subjects: Foreign relations,  History,  China,  Opium War,  Qing Dynasty,  New York Times reviewed,  China, foreign relations, great britain,  Great britain, foreign relations, china,  China, politics and government,  China, commerce,  China, foreign economic relations,  China, history, 19th century,  Diplomatic relations,  Opium War (China : 1840-1842) fast (OCoLC)fst01353914,  Opium War (China : 1840-1842) fast (OCoLC)fst01353914 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01353914

Places: China

Times: Opium War, 1840-1842,  19th century