This 1970 memorial volume is a tribute to the wide range of Victor Purcell's scholarly interests, especially on the Chinese people and their history and civilisation, by friends, colleagues and former pupils. It aims primarily to acknowledge his work as a scholar and focuses on insurrection, immigration and trade in China and South-east Asia.
The new edition of this established work on modern Chinese history has been updated and expanded to take into account the dramatic changes of recent years.