{"product_id":"yuan-shikai-9780774837781","title":"Yuan Shikai","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first major comprehensive study of Yuan Shikai in more than half a century explores the controversial life of one of the most important figures in China’s transition from empire to republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShan provide readers with a powerful and mostly convincing reappraisal of Yuan based on both primary sources with due attention to traditional and revisionist scholarship. It will surely be a significant addition to the study of Yuan Shikai as well as modern China in the years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Qiang Fang, professor of East Asian History, University of Minnesota Duluth * China Review International, Vol. 24, No. 2 *\u003cbr\u003eShan’s excellent biography—the first in English since 1961—challenges us to think critically about our preconceptions, and the way in which prevailing historical narratives emerge, rejecting those appealing but ultimately unhelpful binary characterizations which too often blight the telling of China’s recent past. -- Jonathan Chatwin, author of Long Peace Street: A walk in modern China * the Asian Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 An Elite Clan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Early Years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Imperial Commissioner in Korea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Training the First Modern Army\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Hundred Days\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Governor of Shandong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Governor-General of Zhili and Imperial Minister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Dismissal and Reclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 The 1911 Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Provisional President\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 President\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 “Emperor”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MN - University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090735591767,"sku":"9780774837781","price":53.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774837781.jpg?v=1762273259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yuan-shikai-9780774837781","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}