An anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising began in northern China in 1899, dubbed the “Boxer Rebellion” by the foreign powers that subsequently invaded China. In the courseof events, troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance began to arrive in Beijing in August 1900 and occupied the city. During...

In this probing and original study, Parks M. Coble examines the devastating impact of Japan's invasion and occupation of the lower Yangzi on China's emerging modern business community. Arguing that the war gravely weakened Chinese capitalists, Coble demonstrates that in occupied areas the...

Der Zweite Weltkrieg und die chinesische Revolution beendeten die über Jahrzehnte gewachsene deutsche kulturelle und wirtschaftliche Präsenz auf dem chinesischen Festland. Dennoch ist die Volksrepublik China (VR China) zurzeit einer der größten Handelspartner Deutschlands. Das Buch fasst die...