Klaus Muhlhahn

Making China Modern From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping - Cambridge, Massachusetts The Belknap Press of Harvard University Pres 2019 - xiii, 717 p. : ill. , maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Klaus Mühlhahn situates modern China in the nation's long, dynamic tradition of overcoming adversity and weakness through creative adaptation--a legacy of crisis and recovery that is apparent today in China's triumphs but also in its most worrisome trends. Mühlhahn's panoramic survey rewrites the history of modern China for a new generation.-- Provided by publisher

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China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

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