description: Originally published in Shanghai in 1935. Any person who wishes to understand the underlying forces of modern Chinese history should acquaint themselves with the evtns of about a hundred years ago. The first Anglo-Chinese war, in particular, merits attention, as it forms a great turning point in the development of modern China. One may gather some idea of its importance by considering the fact that it was this war which introduced China into the family of nations and laid the foundation of her international status which was modified but never displaced by subsequent developments. The author has endeavored to reconstruct a story of the war in such a manner as would best approach a faithful and yet instructive history of that conflict. A happy event was the publication of Reign of Tao-Kuang and The Beginning and End of the Management of Barbarian Affairs by the Palace Museum in Peking. It is a comprehensive collection of documents on Chinese diplomatic history beginning with the year 1836. Besides citing the work in his footnotes, the author has selected and translated a number of these documents to illustrate the more important conclusion made in his account.
language: English
title: A Critical Study Of The First Anglo Chinese War, With Documents
titlecomplete: A Critical Study Of The First Anglo Chinese War, With Documents
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Hyperion Press