Out of China
How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination
Nonfiction, History, Asian, China, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
| Author: | Robert Bickers | ISBN: | 9780674982338 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | August 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Bickers |
| ISBN: | 9780674982338 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | August 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
China’s new nationalism is rooted not in its present power but in shameful memories of its former weaknesses. Invaded, humiliated, and looted by foreign powers in the past, China looks out at the twenty-first century through the lens of the past two centuries. History matters deeply to Beijing’s current rulers, and Robert Bickers explains why.
China’s new nationalism is rooted not in its present power but in shameful memories of its former weaknesses. Invaded, humiliated, and looted by foreign powers in the past, China looks out at the twenty-first century through the lens of the past two centuries. History matters deeply to Beijing’s current rulers, and Robert Bickers explains why.
