In a fine, well-written study, Rowe brings the latest scholarship in Qing history to a wide audience. This book reflects a lifetime of reading in the field, and is written in the fluent manner of an accomplished and very successful author. Responsible and judicious, it makes an important contribution to our understanding of Chinese history.
   --R. Kent Guy, University of Washington

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William T. Rowe is John and Diane Cooke Professor of Chinese History at Johns Hopkins University.

Timothy Brook is Principal at St. John's College, University of British Columbia.

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