The Making of the Chinese State
In this innovative and well-crafted study of the relationships between the
state and its borderlands, Leo Shin traces ...
Ancient China and Its Enemies
It has been an article of faith among historians of ancient China that Chinese culture
represented the highest level of ...
OUR GREAT QINGThe Mongols, Buddhism and the State in Late Imperial China
JOHAN ELVERSKOG
Although it is generally believed that the
Manchus controlled...
Contents Foreword by Bernard Cornwell Introduction Chronology 7 10 15 Part l:The rise of the Emperor 1805-1807 Background to war - A temporary peace Warring sides - The armies prepare The fighting From Ulm to the Treaty of Tilsit Portrait of a soldie