| Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal Contributor(s): Shan, Patrick Fuliang (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774837780 ISBN-13: 9780774837781 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $54.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: 951.041 |
| LCCN: 2017385096 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yuan Shikai (1859-1916) has been hailed as China's George Washington for his role in the country's transition from empire to republic. Yet Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal sheds new light on the equally controversial history of this talented administrator and modernizer who endeavoured to establish a new dynasty while serving as the first president of the republic. Since his death during the civil war his actions provoked, he has been condemned as a counterrevolutionary. Drawing on untapped primary sources and recent scholarship, Patrick Fuliang Shan offers a lucid, comprehensive, and critical new interpretation of Yuan's part in shaping modern China. |