We explore MORE crimes and scams in the late ming dynasty with the excellently translated Book of Swindles. This time with magic. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-book-of-swindles/9780231178631
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We explore MORE crimes and scams in the late ming dynasty with the excellently translated Book of Swindles. This time with magic. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-book-of-swindles/9780231178631
The Self Strengthening Movement: Making the Qing Great Again
With Chinese Characteristics
1 hour 5 minutes
2 years ago
The Self Strengthening Movement: Making the Qing Great Again
In this episode we discuss the Qing Dynasty's 'Self Strengthening Movement' of roughly 1861-1890. Recognizing the superiority of european weapons, technology, and scientific knowledge, the Qing Dynasty attempted to adopt and integrate them into an otherwise unchanged Confucian bureaucracy. Ambitious Westerners flocked to the country, lured by Qing silver, and with the support of towering Chinese figures such as Li Hongzhang and Cixi, helped the Qing reach a level of power and prosp...
With Chinese Characteristics
We explore MORE crimes and scams in the late ming dynasty with the excellently translated Book of Swindles. This time with magic. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-book-of-swindles/9780231178631
