Restless empire : China and the world since 1750 /
Westad, Odd Arne.
Restless empire : China and the world since 1750 / Odd Arne Westad. - New York : Basic Books, c2012. - ix, 515 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Metamorphosis -- Imperialisms -- Japan -- Republic -- Foreigners -- Abroad -- War -- Communism -- China alone -- China's America -- China's Asia -- Modernities.
Examines China's role in the world in recent centuries to demonstrate how its past is shaping its future, explaining how Western influences have reinforced traditional Chinese mores while establishing potential partnerships.
0465019331 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0465029361 9780465019335 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780465029365
2012021635
China--Foreign relations--1644-1912.
China--Foreign relations--1912-1949.
China--Foreign relations--1949-
Restless empire : China and the world since 1750 / Odd Arne Westad. - New York : Basic Books, c2012. - ix, 515 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Metamorphosis -- Imperialisms -- Japan -- Republic -- Foreigners -- Abroad -- War -- Communism -- China alone -- China's America -- China's Asia -- Modernities.
Examines China's role in the world in recent centuries to demonstrate how its past is shaping its future, explaining how Western influences have reinforced traditional Chinese mores while establishing potential partnerships.
0465019331 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0465029361 9780465019335 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780465029365
2012021635
China--Foreign relations--1644-1912.
China--Foreign relations--1912-1949.
China--Foreign relations--1949-