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1. Introduction: the old order John K. Fairbank; 2. Ch'ing Inner Asia c.1800 Joseph Fletcher; 3. Dynastic decline and the roots of rebellion SusanMann Jones and Philip A. Kuhn; 4. The Canton trade and the Opium War FredericWakeman, Jr; 5. The creation of the treaty system John K. Fairbank; 6. TheTaiping Rebellion Philip A. Kuhn; 7. Sino-Russian relations, 1800-62 JosephFletcher; 8. The heyday of the Ch'ing order in Mongolia, Sinkiang and TibetJoseph Fletcher; 9. The Ch'ing Restoration Kwang-Ching Liu; 10.Self-strengthening: the pursuit of Western technology Ting-Yee Kuo andKwang-Ching Liu; 11. Christian missions and their impact to 1900 Paul A.Cohen; Bibliographical essays; Bibliography; Glossary and index.