Imperial Twilight
The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
by Stephen R. Platt
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appears in Chinese History, History, and Nonfiction.
As China reclaims its position as a world power, Imperial Twilight looks back to tell the story of the country's last age of ascendance and how it came to an end in the nineteenthcentury Opium War.As one of the most potent turning points in the country's modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today's China seeks ...
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