{"product_id":"boxer-rebellion-hourly-history-9798775756369","title":"Boxer Rebellion: A History from Beginning to End","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the remarkable history of the Boxer Rebellion...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Boxer Rebellion saw impoverished Chinese peasants strike a blow against the Western powers, particularly the British, who had come to challenge China's sovereignty. The uprising was both a harbinger of things to come for China and a by-product of simmering decades of friction between the Chinese and the British. The Chinese had been able to call the shots during the initial engagement of trade with the West but lost control after the British began smuggling opium into the country. What was a lucrative product for British trade was devastating to the Chinese as addiction began to take its toll on the population. The British fought and won the Opium Wars, and with the victory came trade advantages that eroded China's autonomy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the late 1800s, humiliated by Chinese military defeats, enraged by the encroachment of Christian missionaries, and alarmed at the role that Western influence played in China's politics, a group of rebels known as the Boxers, so-named because of their emphasis on physical fitness and the martial arts, rose up against the foreign enemy and set the stage for cataclysmic changes to come in China's history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover a plethora of topics such as\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrade with the Mighty Middle Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Opium Wars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Self-Strengthening Movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRise of the Boxers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fight for Beijing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Legacy of the Boxer Rebellion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo if you want a concise and informative book on the Boxer Rebellion, simply scroll up and click the \"Buy now\" button!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hourly History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8775756366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798775756369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.12d","brand":"Hourly History","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128220020991,"sku":"9798775756369","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6c39757-b5e1-4299-b127-fd109bc5faa6.jpg?v=1687457593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boxer-rebellion-hourly-history-9798775756369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}