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China’s Republican Revolution: The Case of Kwangtung, 1895–1913
Edward Rhoads
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Description for China’s Republican Revolution: The Case of Kwangtung, 1895–1913
Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 236 x 162. Weight in Grams: 800.
Imperialism, pernicious as it was in most respects, served as the prime catalyst for social change in China throughout the turbulent period from 1895 to 1913. Starting with this premise, Edward Rhoads traces the social, political, and economic history of the republican revolution. In his view, after the Boxer uprising, the Manchu court, usually called supine and reactionary, instituted a program of reform that was a serious, comprehensive, and often successful attempt at radical social transformation. It failed, but it politicized the Chinese people to an unprecedented degree—and it marks the entrance of China into the modern era. The post-Boxer ... Read more
Imperialism, pernicious as it was in most respects, served as the prime catalyst for social change in China throughout the turbulent period from 1895 to 1913. Starting with this premise, Edward Rhoads traces the social, political, and economic history of the republican revolution. In his view, after the Boxer uprising, the Manchu court, usually called supine and reactionary, instituted a program of reform that was a serious, comprehensive, and often successful attempt at radical social transformation. It failed, but it politicized the Chinese people to an unprecedented degree—and it marks the entrance of China into the modern era. The post-Boxer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674119802
SKU
V9780674119802
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