Introduces the concept of a "balancing act" in China's elite's perceptions of external threats and opportunities that in one form or another have presented themselves ever since the creation of a unified Chinese state. Most of this episode, however, takes place in the 19th century when the threat was overwhelmingly from the seacoast with the arrival of aggressive Western traders and, ultimately, their countries' warships.
| Title | The Pacific Century - Season 1 Episode 1 : The Two Coasts of China |
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| First Air Date | 1992-10-01 |
| Last Air Date | 1992-12-03 |
| Number of Episodes | 10 |
| Number of Seasons | 1 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | PBS, |
| Casts | Peter Coyote |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 1 The Two Coasts of China The Two Coasts of China
1992-10-01The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 2 The Meiji Revolution The Meiji Revolution
1992-10-08The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 3 From the Barrel of a Gun From the Barrel of a Gun
1992-10-15The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 4 Writers & Revolutionaries Writers & Revolutionaries
1992-10-22The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 5 Reinventing Japan Reinventing Japan
1992-10-29The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 6 Inside Japan, Inc. Inside Japan, Inc.
1992-11-05The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 7 Big Business and the Ghost of Confucius Big Business and the Ghost of Confucius
1992-11-12The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 8 The Fight for Democracy The Fight for Democracy
1992-11-19The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 9 Sentimental Imperialists Sentimental Imperialists
1992-11-26The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
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The Pacific Century Season 1 :Episode 10 The Pacific Century The Pacific Century
1992-12-03The Pacific Century was a 1992 PBS Emmy Award winning ten part documentary series narrated by Peter Coyote about the rise of the Pacific Rim...
