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A Century of Humiliation 1839–1949

- The Exploitation of China
Af: Andrew Hyde Engelsk Hardback

A Century of Humiliation 1839–1949

- The Exploitation of China
Af: Andrew Hyde Engelsk Hardback
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From 1839 to 1949, Imperial and Republican China was ruthlessly subjected to territorial, economic and political exploitation by Europe, Japan and the United States. This unrelenting series of shattering blows was to become known as the ‘Century of Humiliation’. These indignities were achieved through a combination of threats, intimidation and wars that yielded a series of ‘Unequal Treaties’. They granted territorial concessions, extraterritorial rights and other privileges which left China impotent, and millions outcasts in their own country. Thousands more were exploited in faraway lands, working as labourers on railways and plantations, and becoming collateral damage in foreign wars. Consequently, the country faced dissolution and civil war as it struggled to throw off foreign domination.Seared into the memories of generations of China’s intellectual and political elites, these ordeals serve to explain Beijing’s contemporary political worldview. This has revealed itself in bullish revanchism towards Taiwan and other parts of Asia–Pacific (APAC), border disputes with states as diverse as India, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, and wider global economic aspirations, stretching from Europe to Africa and beyond.
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From 1839 to 1949, Imperial and Republican China was ruthlessly subjected to territorial, economic and political exploitation by Europe, Japan and the United States. This unrelenting series of shattering blows was to become known as the ‘Century of Humiliation’. These indignities were achieved through a combination of threats, intimidation and wars that yielded a series of ‘Unequal Treaties’. They granted territorial concessions, extraterritorial rights and other privileges which left China impotent, and millions outcasts in their own country. Thousands more were exploited in faraway lands, working as labourers on railways and plantations, and becoming collateral damage in foreign wars. Consequently, the country faced dissolution and civil war as it struggled to throw off foreign domination.Seared into the memories of generations of China’s intellectual and political elites, these ordeals serve to explain Beijing’s contemporary political worldview. This has revealed itself in bullish revanchism towards Taiwan and other parts of Asia–Pacific (APAC), border disputes with states as diverse as India, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, and wider global economic aspirations, stretching from Europe to Africa and beyond.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781398115989
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1398115983
Kategori: China
Udg. Dato: 15 okt 2024
Længde: 35mm
Bredde: 243mm
Højde: 166mm
Forlag: Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato: 15 okt 2024
Forfatter(e): Andrew Hyde
Forfatter(e) Andrew Hyde


Kategori China


ISBN-13 9781398115989


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 35mm


Bredde 243mm


Højde 166mm


Udg. Dato 15 okt 2024


Oplagsdato 15 okt 2024


Forlag Amberley Publishing

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