Grand Strategy Determines Destiny: A Historical Explanation of the Rise and Fall of the Qing Dynasty

Author: Xu Zhaoren
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book analyzes the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty from a macro perspective, focusing on the key aspect of "grand strategy" to examine the strategic decisions and implementations of the Qing in different historical periods, highlighting their successes and failures. The book offers a comprehensive and forward-looking analysis, narrating historical events and summarizing lessons learned, effectively capturing the essence and revealing the underlying truths. – Professor Dai Yi
This book expands the scope of Qing history research, adopting a new perspective and employing integrated and comparative methods to explore the entire process of Qing historical development. The author argues that the grand strategy's planning and implementation by Qing rulers were closely related to the dynasty's rise and fall, serving as an intrinsic driving force. This unique insight is both reasonable and scientifically sound, representing a new perspective and exploration previously unaddressed by predecessors, offering fresh and enlightening insights. – Professor Wang Rufeng
Based on the study of traditional Chinese strategic thought and drawing on Western grand strategy theory and methods, this book is the first to explore the grand strategy of the Qing Dynasty and its successes and failures from a macro perspective. Through a continuous and comprehensive examination of nearly three centuries of Qing history, the book analyzes the rise, unification, peak, and decline of a ruling dynasty. Employing interdisciplinary, integrated, and comparative research methods, it summarizes and distills detailed historical materials and rich content from a new perspective, reaching the conclusion that grand strategy is a significant factor in the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty. This new conclusion holds considerable theoretical significance and academic value.