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The Origins of the Boxer War

A Multinational Study

Lanxin Xiang author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:10th Apr '15

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This is the first book to provide a panoramic view of the origins of the Boxer War. Comprehensively examining this historical conundrum of the 20th century from a detached perspective, the book is based on ten years of exhaustive research of both unpublished and published materials from all nine countries involved. Analysing the misunderstanding between the Chinese and foreign governments of the day, Lanxin Xiang debunks the traditional view that the anti-foreign Empress Dowager of the Chinese Empire was chiefly responsible for this catastrophic episode which altered the course of 20th century China's relationship with the west.

'An impressive research accomplishment that adds an important new dimension to our understanding of this critical moment in modern Chinese history.' - China Quarterly

ISBN: 9781138879225

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 566g

400 pages