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A Century of Humiliation 1839–1949
- The Exploitation of China
Engelsk Hardback
A Century of Humiliation 1839–1949
- The Exploitation of China
Engelsk Hardback

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From 1839 to 1949, Imperial and Republican China was ruthlessly subjected to territorial, economic and political exploitation by Europe, Japan and the United States. This unrelenting series of shattering blows was to become known as the ‘Century of Humiliation’. These indignities were achieved through a combination of threats, intimidation and wars that yielded a series of ‘Unequal Treaties’. They granted territorial concessions, extraterritorial rights and other privileges which left China impotent, and millions outcasts in their own country. Thousands more were exploited in faraway lands, working as labourers on railways and plantations, and becoming collateral damage in foreign wars. Consequently, the country faced dissolution and civil war as it struggled to throw off foreign domination. Seared into the memories of generations of China’s intellectual and political elites, these ordeals serve to explain Beijing’s own contemporary political worldview. This has revealed itself in bullish revanchism towards Taiwan and other parts of AsiaPac, border disputes with states as diverse as India, Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines; and wider ambitious global economic aspirations, stretching from Europe to Africa and beyond.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9781398115989
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1398115983
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
15 okt 2024
Længde:
35mm
Bredde:
243mm
Højde:
166mm
Forlag:
Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato:
15 okt 2024
Forfatter(e):
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