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The Dragon and the Foreign Devils
A sweeping narrative history that tells the story of China's relations with the rest of the world over three millennia 'An informed and extremely readable introduction to 3,000 years of Chinese history' Independent 'A timely and comprehensive history ... vigorously written and scholarly, but refreshingly accessible, this is vital reading' Good Book Guide China's story is of warfare and violence, philosophical and political invention, shining artistic achievement and often complex and subtle relations with outsiders. Harry G. Gelber's fascinating general history of this great nation makes sense of China's changing relationship with the rest of the world as never before. From the invasions by steppe horsemen in 200 BC to Genghis Khan and the Mongol conquests, from the arrival of Marco Polo to the Opium Wars, from Communism to the Tiananmen Square protest, Gelber traces the path that led to China's resurgence as a dynamic economy and a powerful international player today.
Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals
This book questions the universal belief that England's 1840-42 war with China was an 'Opium War'. What really worried London was 'insults to the crown', the claim of a dilapidated and corrupt China to be superior to everyone, threats to British men and women and seizure of British property, plus the wish to expand and free trade everywhere. It was only much later that general Chinese resentment and Evangelical opinion at home - and in America - persuaded everyone that Britain had indeed been wicked and fought for opium.
The Dragon and the Foreign Devils
"Tells the story of China from the outside as well as from the inside. [The book] explores the developing relationships involved, from the incursions into China of steppe horsemen around 200 BC to Genghis Kahn and the Mongol conquests of the thirteenth century AD, from the arrival of Marco Polo and other European travellers in the late Middle Ages to the Opium Wars and China's decline after 1911, and from the Communist Revolution of 1949 to the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989, ending with China's recent resurgence as a dynamic economy and a powerful international player. While explaining what motivated these foreign powers and how concerns with China fitted into their own major interests and views of the world, Harry G. Gelber also outlines the recurring cycles of Chinese history, from turmoil and disorder to strong central government and back to turmoil."--
Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860
The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China’s imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They steered carefully between their political and trading demands, ...
Dragon & The Foreign Devils : China And
China'S Story Is Of Warfare And Violence, Philosophical And Political Invention, Shining Artistic Achievement And Often Complex And Subtle Relations With Outsiders. Harry G. Gelber'S Fascinating General History Of This Great Nation Makes Sense Of China'S Changing Relationship With The Rest Of The World As Never Before. From The Invasions By Steppe Horsemen In 200 Bc To Genghis Khan And The Mongol Conquests, From The Arrival Of Marco Polo To The Opium Wars, From Communism To The Tiananmen Square Protest, Gelber Traces The Path That Led To China'S Resurgence As A Dynamic Economy And A Powerful International Player Today.
China's Millions
Banner-carrying Salvation Army marchers, stone-silent Quakers, jumpy Midwestern revivalists, and Prayer-book Anglicans all made up the mixed multitude sent to the Middle Kingdom by the China Inland Mission (CIM) in the nineteenth century. In China's Millions veteran historian Alvyn Austin crafts a compelling narrative of the sprawling history of the China Inland Mission. This book introduces readers to a remarkable array of sights, from the visionary, charismatic sect-leader Pastor Hsi, to the "wordless book," a missionary teaching device that fit perfectly with Chinese color cosmology, to the opium-soaked aftermath of the North China Famine of 187779. Clear, readable, and well researched, China's Millions digs deeply into the Chinese and Western past to tell a story of the strange yet hopeful result of two cultures colliding. - Publisher.
Nations Out of Empires
In this book, Harry Gelber examines centuries of colonial interaction and argues for a close link between revolution in 18th century Europe and the development of Asian nationalism from the 19th Century onwards. The author reviews how adoption of European industrial and financial practices encouraged an adoption of European ideologies in general. Asia became attracted by liberal principles particularly that of national self-determination and decolonization. The effect was to change the future balance of international power.
Forbidden Citizens
"Described as 'one of the most vulgar forms of barbarism, ' by Rep. John Kasson (R-IA) in 1882, a series of laws passed by the United States Congress between 1879 and 1943 resulted in prohibiting the Chinese as a people from becoming U.S. citizens. Forbidden citizens recounts this long and shameful legislative history"--Page 4 of cover.
The People's Liberation Army in the Information Age
The product of a 1998 RAND conference, this collection discusses the People's Liberation Army. It covers the non-hardware side of the PLA's modernization and examines the critical software side, including civil-military relations, professionalism, logistics, training, doctrine, and more.
Sovereignity Through Interdependence
Is it true that the forces of technology and interdependence have undermined the sovereignty of modern states? This book argues powerfully that the opposite is true: that over the past quarter century the major industrial states - the US, Britain, France, Germany and Japan - have mostly used these forces, often in novel ways, to pursue national purposes. The nation-state framework has, over that period, remained the basis of legitimate political authority and law. There has been a huge increase in the scope, incidence and detail of state regulation to manage, among other things, both the domestic economy and the effects of transnational flows. International management almost invariably depen...
