{"product_id":"shen-pao-chen-and-chinas-modernization-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback","title":"Shen Pao-Chen and China's Modernization in the Nineteenth Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Pong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Opium Wars ushered in an era of intensive Western imperialism in China, at a time when the Ch'ing dynasty was already in decline, forcing a small number of Chinese officials to come to the realisation that China must protect itself by adopting the same military technology that had brought it national humiliation. Shen Pao-chen was one such official. Abandoning the comfort of his successful career, Shen devoted his life to building China's first modern naval dockyard and academy. His successes and failures shed new light on the story of China's efforts at modernization - a story that has not come to a conclusion. As China engages in new rounds of economic and industrial modernization in the post-Mao era, many of these issues acquire new meanings and significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.96 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133311258759,"sku":"9780521531269","price":67.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4dd0e71d917a53174e0c6c11c474e82d.webp?v=1732633263","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/shen-pao-chen-and-chinas-modernization-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}