Shen Pao-chen and China's Modernization in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Shen Pao-chen and China's Modernization in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions) Book

A look at the life of Shen Pao-chen who devoted his life to building China's first modern naval dockyard and academy. His successes and failures shed new light on the story of China's efforts at modernisation.Read More

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    The Opium Wars ushered in an era of intensive Western imperialism in China, at a time when the Ch'ing dynasty was already in decline, forcing a small number of Chinese officials to come to the realisation that China must protect itself by adopting the same military technology that had brought it national humiliation. Shen Pao-chen was one such official. Abandoning the comfort of his successful career, Shen devoted his life to building China's first modern naval dockyard and academy. His successes and failures shed new light on the story of China's efforts at modernization - a story that has not come to a conclusion. As China engages in new rounds of economic and industrial modernization in the post-Mao era, many of these issues acquire new meanings and significance.

  • 0521531268
  • 9780521531269
  • David Pong
  • 13 February 2003
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 395
  • New Ed
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