State capacity and naval buildup : the Sino-Japanese divergence in the late nineteenth century

The East Asian modernization divergence in the late nineteenth century has long puzzled historians and social scientists. As Qing China, given its vast territory, large population and dominating influence spreading to neighboring countries, failed to modernize herself as its small island neighbor Ja...

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Main Author: SHEN, Xinyi
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Digital Commons @ Lingnan University 2018
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Online Access:https://commons.ln.edu.hk/otd/39
https://commons.ln.edu.hk/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=otd