The making of the modern Chinese state 1600-1950 / Huaiyin Li.
| Author/creator | Li, Huaiyin |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The rise of an early-modern territorial state: China in the early to mid-Qing period -- Limits to territorial expansion: fiscal constitution and war-making under the Qing -- Regionalized centralism: the resilience and fragility of the late Qing state -- Between the frontier and the coast: geopolitical strategy reoriented -- A nation-state in the making: fiscal expansion and the new policies -- Centralized regionalism: the rise of regional fiscal-military states -- In search of national unity: frontier rebuilding under the Republic -- The fate of semi-centralism: the Nationalist state succeeded and failed -- Total centralism at work: the confluence of breakthroughs in state-making. |
| Abstract | "The Making of the Modern Chinese State: 1600-1950 offers an historical analysis of the formation of the modern Chinese state from the mid-17th century to the mid-20th century, providing refreshing and provocative interpretations on almost every major issue regarding modern China's development"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019014830 |
| ISBN | 9781138362444 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781138362451 (alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |