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050	0	0	_aDS755 _b.B53 2011
082	0	4	_a327.405109034 _222
100	1		_aBickers, Robert A.
245	1	4	_aThe scramble for China : _bforeign devils in the Qing empire, 1832-1914 / _cRobert Bickers.
260			_aLondon : _bAllen Lane, _c2011.
300			_axv, 495 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 404-478) and index.
505	0		_aUnwelcome guests -- On a Chinese stage -- Lindsay's war and peace -- Model settlements -- China El Dorado -- At the heart of the heart of the empire -- Inland dreams -- Coastwise -- Jubilees -- Extinction -- History.
520			_aHumiliated by military disaster, racked by rebellions that cost millions of lives and ultimately invaded during the Boxer Rebellion by thousands of foreign soldiers, it looked as though the colonial Scramble for Africa was about to be followed by the Scramble for China. This new book tells this epic story both from the European (mainly British) point of view and the Chinese. The degradation of China in this period is crucially important to understanding China today, whose government and people are steeped in stories of this terrible time and never wish to appear weak again. --from publisher description
650		0	_aEuropeans _zChina _xHistory _y19th century.
651		0	_aChina _xForeign relations _zEurope.
651		0	_aEurope _xForeign relations _zChina.
651		0	_aChina _xHistory _yQing dynasty, 1644-1912.
651		0	_aChina _xHistory _yQing dynasty, 1644-1912 _vSources.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1506/2011507459-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1506/2011507459-b.html
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