Contents -- 12 Literature, Art, Science and Technology in the Early Qing Dynasty -- 13 The Intensification of Social Contradictions and Decadence of the Ruling Class -- 14 Uprisings of Various Nationalities Driven by the White Lotus Society -- 15 The Ethos in the Early 19th Century -- 16 Invasions of China by Capitalist Countries -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index