9780520212398-0520212398-Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861

Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861

ISBN-13: 9780520212398
ISBN-10: 0520212398
Author: Frederic Wakeman
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback 292 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780520212398
ISBN-10: 0520212398
Author: Frederic Wakeman
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback 292 pages

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Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861 (ISBN-13: 9780520212398 and ISBN-10: 0520212398), written by authors Frederic Wakeman, was published by University of California Press in 1997. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other China (Asian History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Strangers at the Gate: Social Disorder in South China, 1839-1861 (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used China books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Now available again, this pioneering work examines one of the most controversial periods in Chinese history: the relationship between the Chinese civil and military authorities and the British trading community in Guangdong province on the eve of the Taiping Rebellion, one the most calamitous events in Chinese history. Wakeman shows how prevailing rural discontent, urban riots, secret society activity, and the imbalance of class and clan affected the mechanisms of regional power and gentry control, demonstrating the progression of rebellion and the historical inevitability of revolution.

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