Century of Humiliation 1839-1949: The Exploitation of China Consignment "The Candy-Buying Ghost" - A

"The Candy-Buying Ghost" - A female ghost mysteriously buys candy every night from a small village shop

with Japan’s surrender

She graduated from Amherst College and has an MFA in fiction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

strategic bombing

Century of Humiliation 1839-1949: The Exploitation of China Consignment "The Candy-Buying Ghost" - AFrom 1839 to 1949, Imperial and Republican China was ruthlessly subjected to territorial, economic and political exploitation by Europe, Japan and the United States. This unrelenting series of shattering blows was to become known as the Century of Humiliation. These indignities were achieved through a combination of threats, intimidation and wars that yielded a series of Unequal Treaties. They granted territorial concessions, extraterritorial rights