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This chapter begins with a discussion of sectarianism in Iraq. It acknowledges that sectarianism certainly existed, and that many of the regime’s policies were based on Sunni assum...

China's Last Imperial Frontier explores imperial China's frontier expansion in the Tibetan borderlands during the last decades of the Qing. The empire mounted a series of military ...

The Qing dynasty (1636–1912)—a crucial bridge between “traditional” and “modern” China—was remarkable for its expansiveness and cultural sophistication. This engaging and insightfu...

Abstract China Reborn, 1895–1912 challenges the master narrative of modern Chinese history, which has long framed the fall of the Qing empire and the rise of the ...