This is the first book to provide a panoramic view of the origins of the Boxer War. Comprehensively examining this historical conundrum of the 20th century from a detached perspective, the book is based on ten years of exhaustive research of both unpublished and published materials from all nine countries involved. Analysing the misunderstanding between the Chinese and foreign ...(展开全部)

作者简介 周锡瑞（Joseph W. Esherick） 当今美国研究中国近现代史领域最有成就、最负盛名的学者之一，曾师从汉学家费正清、列文森和魏斐德。其著作《义和团运动的起源》于1987年出版后，立即获得了国际学术界的重视。先后获得美国的中国学研究的两个最高奖——费正清奖和列文森奖，以及加州大学伯克莱奖。 译者简介： 张俊义，中国社会科学院近代史研究所研究员。主要研究香港史、近代中外关系史。 王栋，上海大学文学院历史系“千人计划“特聘教授。

In the summer of 1900, bands of peasant youths from the villages of north China streamed into Beijing to besiege the foreign legations, attracting the attention of the entire world. Joseph Esherick reconstructs the early history of the Boxers, challenging the traditional view that they grew from earlier anti-dynastic sects, and stressing instead the impact of social ecology and...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1900, bands of peasant youths from the villages of north China streamed into Beijing to besiege the foreign legations, attracting the attention of the entire world. Joseph Esherick reconstructs the early history of the Boxers, challenging the traditional view that they grew from earlier anti-dynastic sects, and stressing instead the impact of social ecology and...(展开全部)

作者简介 周锡瑞（Joseph W. Esherick） 当今美国研究中国近现代史领域最有成就、最负盛名的学者之一，曾师从汉学家费正清、列文森和魏斐德。其著作《义和团运动的起源》于1987年出版后，立即获得了国际学术界的重视。先后获得美国的中国学研究的两个最高奖——费正清奖和列文森奖，以及加州大学伯克莱奖。 译者简介： 张俊义，中国社会科学院近代史研究所研究员。主要研究香港史、近代中外关系史。 王栋，上海大学文学院历史系“千人计划“特聘教授。

One of the most important questions of human existence is what drives nations to warespecially massive, system-threatening war. Much military history focuses on the who, when, and where of war. In this riveting book, Dale C. Copeland brings attention to bear on why governments make decisions that lead to, sustain, and intensify conflicts. Copeland presents detailed historical n...(展开全部)

One of the most important questions of human existence is what drives nations to warespecially massive, system-threatening war. Much military history focuses on the who, when, and where of war. In this riveting book, Dale C. Copeland brings attention to bear on why governments make decisions that lead to, sustain, and intensify conflicts. Copeland presents detailed historical n...(展开全部)

One of the most popular and controversial historians of the twentieth century, who made his subject accessible to millions, A.J.P. Taylor caused a storm of outrage with this scandalous bestseller. Debunking what were accepted truths about the Second World War, he argued provocatively that Hitler did not set out to cause the war as part of an evil master plan, but blundered into...(展开全部)