Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: Covering the second half of the nineteenth century, China and the Modern World: Imperial China and the West Part II completes the Foreign Office series of general correspondence relating to China (FO 17) and offers an unparalleled level of insight into Anglo-Chinese relations; the roles of China, Britain, and other Western powers in the wider Asian context; and the beginning of the end of China’s final imperial dynasty, the Qing.
As the Western powers competed to extend their influence in China, building railways and mines, providing ships and weapons, and granting loans to the Chinese government while conducting hugely profitable trade from the busy ports of Canton, Shanghai, Amoy, Ningpo, Chefoo, and more, the Qing dynasty faced internal and external challenges to their position as a great power in Asia.
- Institution/Author: Gale Primary Source
- Period: Premodern,Modern
- Geographic Focus: China,East Asia,Asia
- Access: not Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎