Военная история / The White Lotus War: Rebellion and Suppression in Late Imperial China

Название: The White Lotus War: Rebellion and Suppression in Late Imperial China
Автор(ы): Yingcong Dai
Издательство: University of Washington Press
Год: 2019
ISBN: 9780295745466
Страниц: 665
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 75 MB

The White Lotus War (1796–1804) in central China marked the end of the Qing dynasty's golden age and the fatal weakening of the imperial system itself. What started as a local rebellion grew into a serious political crisis, as the central government was no longer able to operate its military machine.