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An Unfinished Republic

Leading by Word and Deed in Modern China

David Strand author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:8th Jul '11

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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 demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support and citizens enmeshed in a political process productive of both authority and dissent.

"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 can a?ord to ignore what Strand has to say." -- Michael Tsin Journal Of Contemporary Asia

ISBN: 9780520267367

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm

Weight: 726g

408 pages