The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912) (Understanding China Th

"Does what it sets out to do and serves as a Chinese history text teenagers might actually read." —Asian Review of Books on Division to Unification in Imperial China

The fourth volume in the Understanding China Through Comics series covers the stunningly productive Ming dynasty and its fall to the Manchus under the Qing, the last Chinese dynasty. The book also addresses Wang Yangming's School of Mind and the painful process of modernization and conflict with the West and Japan, including the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion. Includes timeline.

Jing Liu is a Beijing- and Davis, CA–based designer and entrepreneur who uses his artistry to tell the story of China.

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• Foundations of Chinese Civilization: The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty (2697 BCE - 220 CE) (Understanding China Through Comics)
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• The Scarlet Letter (Collins Classics)
• A Chinese Life
• Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel
• The Joy Luck Club: A Novel
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