The First Episode of the '20th Century China' series, exploring the evolution of China from empire, to warlord Republic, to Communist state, to modern nation.

In this first episode, we look at the events that took place from 1830 to the first decade of the 20th century to understand why and how China's last imperial house, the Qing dynasty, had been weakened enough to eventually fall in 1911.

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Sources

-"The Search for Modern China," Jonathan D. Spence

-"The Penguin History of Modern China," Jonathan Fenby

-"God's Chinese Son," Jonathan D. Spence

-"A History of Modern China," Li Dingyi

-"Boxers, Christians, and the Culture of Violence in North China," R. G. Tiedemann

-"Insurgency and Social Disorder in Guizhou : The Miao Rebellion, 1854-1873," Robert D. Jenks

-"Connections between Rebellions: Sect Family Networks in Qing China," Susan Naquin

-"Blinkered Visions: Islamic Identity, Hui Ethnicity, and the Panthay Rebellion in Southwest

China, 1856-1873," David G. Atwill

-"Worshipers and Warriors: White Lotus Influence on the Nian Rebellion," Elizabeth J. PerrySupport the show

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