Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1984.

A critical reassessment of the reception of China's history in American historical writing.

This volume contains a number of articles on modern Chinese history and historiography written by one of the leading academic experts on the subject. The author

Part Two explores the thought, feelings, and behavior of the direct participants in the Boxer experience, individuals who, without a preconceived idea of the en

A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.