Pirates and Emperors, Old and New
Title | Pirates and Emperors, Old and New PDF eBook |
Author | Noam Chomsky |
Publisher | South End Press |
Total Pages | 252 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780896086852 |
The most up-to-date reflections on international terrorism by America's leading dissident, Noam Chomsky.
Pirates and Emperors, Old and New
Title | Pirates and Emperors, Old and New PDF eBook |
Author | Noam Chomsky |
Publisher | Haymarket Books |
Total Pages | 314 |
Release | 2015-04-07 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1608464016 |
A brilliant account of the workings of state terrorism by the world’s foremost critic of U.S. Imperialism.
Pirates and Emperors
Title | Pirates and Emperors PDF eBook |
Author | Noam Chomsky |
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Release | 1995 |
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White Lotus Rebels and South China Pirates
Title | White Lotus Rebels and South China Pirates PDF eBook |
Author | Wensheng Wang |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 305 |
Release | 2014-01-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0674727991 |
The reign of Emperor Jiaqing (1796–1820 CE) has long occupied an awkward position in studies of China’s last dynasty, the Qing (1644–1911 CE). Conveniently marking a watershed between the prosperous eighteenth century and the tragic post–Opium War era, this quarter century has nevertheless been glossed over as an unremarkable interlude separating two well-studied epochs of great transformation. White Lotus Rebels and South China Pirates presents a major reassessment of this misunderstood period by examining how the emperors, bureaucrats, and foreigners responded to the two crises that shaped the transition from the Qianlong to the Jiaqing reign. Wensheng Wang argues that the dramatic combination of internal uprising and transnational piracy, rather than being a hallmark of inexorable dynastic decline, propelled the Manchu court to reorganize itself through a series of modifications in policymaking and bureaucratic structure. The resulting Jiaqing reforms initiated a process of state retreat that pulled the Qing Empire out of a cycle of aggressive overextension and resistance, and back onto a more sustainable track of development. Although this pragmatic striving for political sustainability was unable to save the dynasty from ultimate collapse, it represented a durable and constructive approach to the compounding problems facing the late Qing regime and helped sustain it for another century. As one of the most comprehensive accounts of the Jiaqing reign, White Lotus Rebels and South China Pirates provides a fresh understanding of this significant turning point in China’s long imperial history.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Title | Pirates of the Caribbean PDF eBook |
Author | Tariq Ali |
Publisher | Verso |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2006-12-17 |
Genre | History |
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Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Hugo Chavez, the author shows how Chavez's views have polarized Latin America and examines the hostility directed against his administration.
Pirates & Emperors
Title | Pirates & Emperors PDF eBook |
Author | Professor Noam Chomsky |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 175 |
Release | 1986-11-01 |
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ISBN | 9780685177556 |
Pirates of Empire
Title | Pirates of Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Stefan Eklöf Amirell |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 277 |
Release | 2019-08-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108484212 |
This comparative study of piracy and maritime violence provides a fresh understanding of European overseas expansion and colonisation in Asia. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.