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An Unfinished Republic. Leading by Word and Deed in Modern China.
David Strand
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Description for An Unfinished Republic. Leading by Word and Deed in Modern China.
Argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. This title demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
In this cogent and insightful reading of China's twentieth-century political culture, David Strand argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. Chinese citizens confronted their leaders and each other face-to-face in a stance familiar to republics worldwide. This shift in political posture was accompanied by considerable trepidation as well as excitement. Profiling three prominent political actors of the time - suffragist Tang Qunying, diplomat Lu Zhengxiang, and revolutionary Sun Yatsen - Strand ... Read more
In this cogent and insightful reading of China's twentieth-century political culture, David Strand argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. Chinese citizens confronted their leaders and each other face-to-face in a stance familiar to republics worldwide. This shift in political posture was accompanied by considerable trepidation as well as excitement. Profiling three prominent political actors of the time - suffragist Tang Qunying, diplomat Lu Zhengxiang, and revolutionary Sun Yatsen - Strand ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520267367
SKU
V9780520267367
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About David Strand
David Strand teaches politics and history at Dickinson College and is the author of Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s (UC Press).
Reviews for An Unfinished Republic. Leading by Word and Deed in Modern China.
"This richly eloquent study of China's early 20th-century political culture stands out as a thought-provoking departure from the conventional narratives of Nationalist China."
G. Zheng Choice "A timely book... It is refreshing to read David Strand's revisionist assessment of Sun Yatsen."
John Y. Wong The China Journal "[A] masterful study... No student of modern Chinese history and politics ... Read more
G. Zheng Choice "A timely book... It is refreshing to read David Strand's revisionist assessment of Sun Yatsen."
John Y. Wong The China Journal "[A] masterful study... No student of modern Chinese history and politics ... Read more