18th Century China and the World (Frontier Nationalities Volume)

Author: Cheng Chongde
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Publish Date: 1999-06-01
Features: The 18th century was a period when Chinese feudal society reached its peak. Before the colonizers knocked on China's door, the Qing government completed the unification of its frontiers and ultimately established the Chinese territory. The 18th century was also an era of global colonial expansion. The advance of colonizers broke the isolation between nations, triggering frontier issues in many countries. In Europe, Russia crossed the Ural Mountains to "conquer" Siberia, gaining nearly ten million square kilometers of land. In the Americas, the American frontier expansion, known as the "Westward Movement," had a significant impact on the history and development of the world and the country. During the same historical period, China, Russia, and the United States were all engaged in their respective sacred missions in the frontier regions. With different social backgrounds, driving forces, models, and methods, the outcomes were also different. As a branch of historical studies, the research on China's frontier issues is closely related to the present.