Imperial Twilight
the Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
by Stephen R. Platt · first published 2018
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Describes how nineteenth-century British efforts to open China to trade set in motion the fall of the Qing dynasty and started a war that allowed for the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century.
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Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt gives this letter a lot of context https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Twilight-Opium-Chinas-Golden...
on “Lin Zexu's Letter to Queen Victoria (1839)” ↗I previously read “Imperial Twilight” which examines the historical context that led up to the Opium Wars. Given it was recommended to me on HN, I’ll pass on the recommendation in kind for anyone wishing to learn more about some of the…
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