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Ideal and Reality

Social and Political Change in Modern China 1860-1949

David Pong author Edmund SK Fung author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University Press of America

Published:22nd Oct '85

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Focusing on the theme of the discrepancy between ideal and reality, this volume brings together ten previously unpublished studies on aspects of social and political change in modern China.

...useful for scholars and students who are interested in some aspects of political and social change in Modern China, and the original and stimulating works of the contributors will surely be given due recognition. * Asian Studies Association Of Australia Review *
An interesting and potentially useful venture in interpretive scholarship by a group of Australian specialists on China...material is important enough to be worthy of the serious student. Bibliography and endnotes provide good suggestions for further reading and useful discussion of the issues being raised. * CHOICE *
...I recommend the book as good reading material for people interested in modern Chinese history. * Journal Of Oriental Studies *
...I recommend the book as good reading material for people interested in modern Chinese history. * Journal Of Oriental Studies *
...useful for scholars and students who are interested in some aspects of political and social change in Modern China, and the original and stimulating works of the contributors will surely be given due recognition. * Asian Studies Association Of Australia Review *
An interesting and potentially useful venture in interpretive scholarship by a group of Australian specialists on China...material is important enough to be worthy of the serious student. Bibliography and endnotes provide good suggestions for further reading and useful discussion of the issues being raised. * CHOICE *

ISBN: 9780819149190

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm

Weight: 454g

400 pages