China’s Last Empire

By: William T. Rowe

ISBN-13: 9780674066243
ISBN-10: 0674066243
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published date: 2012-09-10
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.