Yingcong Dai's academic study of the 1796 to 1804 White Lotus War in central China, arguing that the rebellion's eight year duration reflected systemic corruption and mismanagement within the Qing military hierarchy far more than the rebels' own strength, and situating the conflict as the moment the dynasty's decline became visible.
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PublisherUniversity of Washington Press 1 Publication Year Assessment
Reliability TierA recent academic monograph published by a major university press, drawing on Qing archival sources and treated as the standard modern English-language study of the war since its 2019 publication. Sources
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