Wong, Young-tsu
Rejuvenating a Tradition

Reform and Revolution in Modern China.

This book collects nine articles and three reviews (first published 1972-1978, somewhat supplemented for the book edition) on the history of modern China with particular emphasis on the themes of reform and revolution. The topics include the reform thought of Feng Kuei-fen and Wang T'ao, the changing Chinese world view, the quest for a constitutional monarchy and economic modernization, the significance of the Kuang-hsu emperor to the 1898 Reform, the 1911 Revolution in provinces, and the nature of the May Fourth Movement. IX,232 Seiten, gebunden (Asian Thought and Culture; Vol. 3/Peter Lang Verlag 1990) Mängelexemplar/near mint