
Название: The White Lotus War: Rebellion and Suppression in Late Imperial China
Автор: Yingcong Dai
Издательство: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295745452
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 664
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Размер: 75,6 МБ
Язык: Английский
The White Lotus War (1796–1804) in central China marked the end of the Qing dynasty's golden age and the fatal weakening of the imperial system itself. What started as a local rebellion grew into a serious political crisis, as the central government was no longer able to operate its military machine.