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17%OFFRoger R. Thompson - China’s Local Councils in the Age of Constitutional Reform, 1898–1911 - 9780674119734 - V9780674119734
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China’s Local Councils in the Age of Constitutional Reform, 1898–1911

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Description for China’s Local Councils in the Age of Constitutional Reform, 1898–1911 hardcover. This work examines the significance of the local-self-government movement in China between 1898 and 1911. It argues that it was separate from the phenomenon of provincial assemblies and constitutionalism in general. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.

Dazzled by the model of Japan’s Western-style constitutional government, Chinese officials and elite activists made plans to establish locally elected councils. By October 1911, government agencies had reported the establishment of about 5,000 councils.

Throughout the period, data on self-government reforms collected from localities were compiled in provincial capitals, then collated, summarized, and archived in Beijing. Simultaneously, directives were being sent from the capital to the provinces. From this wealth of previously unexamined material, Roger R. Thompson draws a portrait-in-motion of the reforms. He demonstrates the energy and significance of the late-Qing local-self-government movement, while making a compelling case ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674119734
SKU
V9780674119734
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About Roger R. Thompson
Roger R. Thompson is Professor of History at Western Washington University.

Reviews for China’s Local Councils in the Age of Constitutional Reform, 1898–1911
Thompson’s contributions inject a renewed vigor into the study of late Qing reforms and show that in taking seriously the local council movement, we can understand better not only the failure of Qing reforms but also the inability and indeed the unwillingness of subsequent Chinese regimes in this century to create genuinely representative political systems.
Mark A. Allee
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