Kuhn, Philip A. <br/><br/>
Origins of the modern Chinese State / 
Philip A. Kuhn. 
 - Stanford, Calif. :  [London :  Stanford University Press ;  Eurospan, distributor],  2002 
 - viii, 162 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Translated from the French. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> What is 'Chinese' about China's modern state? This book proposes that the state we see today has developed over the past two centuries largely as a response to internal challenges emerging from the late empire. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0804749299 (pbk.) 9780804749299 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA3W0867  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>009710221  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--Politics and government--19th century.<br/>China--Politics and government--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS754.17  / .K8413 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951.033