The Cambridge History of China

@article{Metzger1980TheCH,
  title={The Cambridge History of China},
  author={Thomas A. Metzger and John King Fairbank},
  journal={Pacific Affairs},
  year={1980},
  volume={53},
  pages={124}
}
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 Susan Mann Jones and Philip A. Kuhn 4. The Canton trade and the Opium War Frederic Wakeman, Jr 5. The creation of the treaty system John K. Fairbank 6. The Taiping Rebellion Philip A. Kuhn 7. Sino-Russian relations, 1800-62 Joseph Fletcher 8. The heyday of the Ch'ing order in Mongolia, Sinkiang and Tibet Joseph Fletcher 9. The Ch'ing Restoration Kwang-Ching… 
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