Historical Dictionary of Chinese Foreign Affairs

by Lawrence R. Sullivan

In an act of totally unnecessary and wanton destruction, British forces in China during the Second Opium War (1856-1860) looted and destroyed much of the Old Imperial Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) including three imperial gardens and hundreds of halls, pavilions, and temples stock full of ancient artwork, antiquities, and literary works. More than a hundred years later, President Xi Jinping (2013- ) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) proclaimed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538111616
• ISBN13: 9781538111611
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"