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Author : WILLIAM NESBITT. BREWSTER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033504211
Author : William Nesbitt Brewster
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230349421
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. HIGHER EDUCATION. September 2d, in the year 1905, will go down in history as the birthday of the New China. On that day the imperial government at Peking issued a decree abolishing forever the time-Abolition honored system of civil service literary examina-Lf tions. This was not the first imperial decree of Examinthe kind. Seven years before, on the 23d of June, 1898, the young Emperor Kwangsu, who was then under the influence of the now famous group of reformers led by Kang Yu-wei, issued a decree ordering that the old methods of examinations be changed entirely for a new course of competition. But the reactionaries were too strong for the reformers, and the emperor was soon a prisoner in the palace, the reformers were headless or fugitive, and on the following November 13th a decree was issued by the dowager empress rescinding the edict of the previous June, and restoring the old style examinations. How near this folly came to destroying the empire is now known to all the world. But the new order has come to stay. History has been making fast during these seven years. The battle of Manila Bay has brought America into world politics; the Legation siege in Peking has taught its lessons; Port Arthur has fallen; Mukden has been taken; and the Baltic fleet has found its watery grave. The Peace of Portsmouth opened a new era to the Mongolian race. Scarcely had the protocols been signed, when the government of China issued this epochmaking order. While the decree was from the emperor, sanctioned, of course, by the empress dowager, yet it was really the united work of the most powerful men in the empire. It simply executed the demands of the six leading viceroys, put in the usual form of a memorial to the throne. These...
Author : William Nesbitt Brewster
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0266753213
Excerpt from The Evolution of New China The substance of the following pages was given to the students of the Theological School of Boston University in a series of addresses in November, 1904. The students and others ex pressed a desire to have them in more permanent and fuller form than their notes. They were not delivered from manuscript. The task of te writing has been a slow one, not only, nor, perhaps, chiefly because of lack of time from the life of a busy missionary, but because the changes in China have been so rapid and sweeping during the last three years that any utterance except prophecy is almost sure to be out of date by the time it reaches the American public, unless it is telegraphed and published in a daily newspaper. So that there is no intention to make this little volume a vehicle of news. The periodical and daily press must be relied upon for that. There is, however, an at tempt to discuss the trend of events, and to indi cate the direction of the Eastern breezes by a few straws here and there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134647118
Twentieth Century China: New Approaches is an important revisionist study of China's recent past. The chapters throw light on a variety of subjects within the field, which has recently undergone considerable change. The three major parts of this reader take into account the historical shape of the century, local perspectives on national history, and reflections on cultural history. The chapters in this volume reflect a move away from a Western-centred analysis of Chinese history, as well as the new wealth of archival material made accessible over the last decade. They highlight in challenging ways important topics that have generated considerable excitement among historians. Subjects discussed include the watershed date of 1949, feminism, the revolutions, the discourse of the communist party, and political theatre in modern China.
Author : Xiaobing Li,Xiansheng Tian
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739184981
Evolution of Power: China's Struggle, Survival, and Success, edited by Xiaobing Li and Xiansheng Tian, brings together scholars from multiple disciplines to provide a comprehensive look at China’s rapid socio-economic transformation and the dramatic changes in its political institution and culture. Investigating subjects such as party history, leadership style, personality, political movements, civil-military relations, intersection of politics and law, and democratization, this volume situates current legitimacy and constitutional debates in the context of both the country’s ideology and traditions and the wider global community. The contributors to this volume clarify key Chinese conceptual frameworks to explain previous subjects that have been confusing or neglected, offering case studies and policy analyses connected with power struggles and political crises in China. A general pattern is introduced and developed to illuminate contemporary problems with government accountability, public opposition, and political transparency. Evolution of Power provides essential scholarship on China’s political development and growth.
Author : Joseph P. McDermott
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789622097810
In this learned, yet readable, book, Joseph McDermott introduces the history of the book in China in the late imperial period from 1000 to 1800. He assumes little knowledge of Chinese history or culture and compares the Chinese experience with books with that of other civilizations, particularly the European. Yet he deals with a wide range of issues in the history of the book in China and presents novel analyses of the changes in Chinese woodblock bookmaking over these centuries. He presents a new view of when the printed book replaced the manuscript and what drove that substitution. He explores the distribution and marketing structure of books, and writes fascinatingly on the history of book collecting and about access to private and government book collections. In drawing on a great deal of Chinese, Japanese, and Western research this book provides a broad account of the way Chinese books were printed, distributed, and consumed by literati and scholars, mainly in the lower Yangzi delta, the cultural center of China during these centuries. It introduces interesting personalities, ranging from wily book collectors to an indigent shoe-repairman collector. And, it discusses the obstacles to the formation of a truly national printed culture for both the well-educated and the struggling reader in recent times. This broad and comprehensive account of the development of printed Chinese culture from 1000 to 1800 is written for anyone interested in the history of the book. It also offers important new insights into book culture and its place in society for the student of Chinese history and culture. 'A brilliant piece of synthetic research as well as a delightful read, it offers a history of the Chinese book to the eighteenth century that is without equal.' - Timothy Brook, University of British Columbia 'Writers, scribes, engravers, printers, binders, publishers, distributors, dealers, literati, scholars, librarians, collectors, voracious readers — the full gamut of a vibrant book culture in China over one thousand years — are examined with eloquence and perception by Joseph McDermott in The Social History of the Book. His lively exploration will be of consuming interest to bibliophiles of every persuasion.' - Nicholas A. Basbanes, author of A Gentle Madness, Patience and Fortitude, A Splendor of Letters, and Every Book Its Reader Joseph McDermott is presently Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, and University Lecturer in Chinese at Cambridge University. He has published widely on Chinese social and economic history, most recently on the economy of the Song (or, Sung) dynasty for the Cambridge History of China. He has edited State and Court Ritual in China and Art and Power in East Asia.
Author : Julian Gewirtz
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : China
ISBN : 9780674241848
The 1980s saw spirited debate in China, as officials and the public pressed for economic and political liberalization. But after Tiananmen, the Communist Party erased the reform debate from memory. Julian Gewirtz shows how the leadership expunged alternative visions of China's future and set the stage for the policing of history under Xi Jinping.
Author : Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191506710
This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China promises to be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower on the verge of what promises to be the 'Chinese century', introducing readers to important but often overlooked events in China's past, such as the bloody Taiping Civil War (1850-1864), which had a death toll far higher than the roughly contemporaneous American Civil War. It also helps readers see more familiar landmarks in Chinese history in new ways, such as the Opium War (1839-1842), the Boxer Uprising of 1900, the rise to power of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, and the Tiananmen protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989. This is one of the first major efforts — and in many ways the most ambitious to date — to come to terms with the broad sweep of modern Chinese history, taking readers from the origins of modern China right up through the dramatic events of the last few years (the Beijing Games, the financial crisis, and China's rise to global economic pre-eminence) which have so fundamentally altered Western views of China and China's place in the world.
Author : Mary Clabaugh Wright
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1968-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300014600
“Great themes run through this book: local differentiation and societal integration, reform and revolution, innovation and renewal, conservatism and radicalism, tradition and modernity. All relate to the fascinating dialectic of Chinese history.” This comment by G. William Skinner aptly describes this pioneering volume in which twelve specialists in Chinese history discuss the great questions of history in the dramatic context of the “New China” of the early twentieth century. The work of young scholars from seven countries who have had access to Chinese, British, and French archives opened only in recent years, the book provides new findings that presage not only a reinterpretation of the Revolution of 1911 itself but also of the dynamic links between Imperial China and both the communist revolution of 1927-49 and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of today. "An outstanding example of historians’ inquiries is this collection of essays by 12 authorities, brilliantly edited by Mary Wright of Yale. Brilliant because unlike most such cooperative endeavors, the studies in this volume focus on a single major topic, China in the years around the revolution of 1911. The papers vary in scope, from a general interpretation of the origins of the warlord armies, which were to dominate Chinese political life until the mid-twenties, to a fascinating reconstruction of events hour-by-hour during the first week of the revolution in the city where it began, Wuchang. . . . This important work is bound to have a great impact on our understanding of modern China, and will surely stimulate further research in the period."—New York Times Book Review "Will set a style for ten to twenty years hence by all scholars of the subject."—John K. Fairbank.
Author : Chi-kwan Mark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136644771
China and the World since 1945 offers an overview of China’s involvement in the Korean War, the Sino-Soviet split, Sino-American rapprochement, the end of the Cold War, and globalization. It assesses the roles of security, ideology, and domestic politics in Chinese foreign policy and provides a synthesis of the latest archival-based research on China’s diplomatic history and Cold War international history.
Author : Michael E. Marti
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612342139
China and the Legacy of Deng Xiaoping documents a turning point in the Chinese communist revolution that elevates Deng to a role equal to that of Mao. Dr. Marti explores post-Tiananmen domestic political wrangling and offers the first documentation of DengOCOs efforts to link all the major elements of societyOCothe PLA, the Party, the revolutionary elders, and the regional governorsOCointo a coalition whose survival depends on the success of his economic policies.Understanding this sense of commitment to ChinaOCOs long-term goals has significant implications for predicting the outcome of the current struggle between the hardliners and reformers. By providing a new interpretation of Chinese behavior, China and the Legacy of Deng Xiaoping adds to the current debate among policy makers and academicians over the future direction of Chinese policy."
Author : Ray Huang
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0765631458
This short history of China includes a new preface, additional illustrations and a more reader-friendly format.
Author : Ross Terrill
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0868407585
This title combines political science and history, dealing equally with the People's Republic of China and China's imperial story. It weaves in the author's experiences within China, uses a diversity of Chinese language sources, and compares the Chinese empire and other ancient and modern empires. Author formerly from Uni of Melbourne.
Author : Q. Edward Wang
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0791447324
A critical examination of the rise of national history in early-twentieth-century China.
Author : Wang Gungwu
Publisher : The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789629965365
Will the rise of China change the international system built by the industrial and constitutional democracies of the West of the past centuries? Should China be content with the maintenance of that system: one of competing nationstates of absolute sovereignty and relative power? Does the Confucian past contain a moral vision that may connect with universal human values of the modern world? And will the rising China become an engine for a renewed Chinese civilization that contributes to the equity in the international system? Pondering these fundamental questions, historian Prof. Wang Gungwu probes into the Chinese perception of its place in world history, and traces the unique features that propel China onto its modern global transformation. He depicts the travails of renewal that China has to face and betters our understanding of China's position in today's interconnected world. This collection of Prof. Wang Gungwu's thoughts is a mustread for us to contemplate China's root and routes along its modernization trajectory.