{"product_id":"after-empire-peter-zarrow-9780804778695","title":"After Empire: The Conceptual Transformation of the Chinese State, 1885-1924","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1885-1924, China underwent a period of acute political struggle and cultural change, brought on by a radical change in thought: after over 2,000 years of monarchical rule, the Chinese people stopped believing in the emperor. These forty years saw the collapse of Confucian political orthodoxy and the struggle among competing definitions of modern citizenship and the state. What made it possible to suddenly imagine a world without the emperor?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter Empire\u003c\/i\u003e traces the formation of the modern Chinese idea of the state through the radical reform programs of the late Qing (1885-1911), the Revolution of 1911, and the first years of the Republic through the final expulsion of the last emperor of the Qing from the Forbidden City in 1924. It contributes to longstanding debates on modern Chinese nationalism by highlighting the evolving ideas of major political thinkers and the views reflected in the general political culture. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZarrow uses a wide range of sources to show how \"statism\" became a hegemonic discourse that continues to shape China today. Essential to this process were the notions of citizenship and sovereignty, which were consciously adopted and modified from Western discourses on legal theory and international state practices on the basis of Chinese needs and understandings. This text provides fresh interpretations and keen insights into China's pivotal transition from dynasty to republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Zarrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804778698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804778695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Peter Zarrow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947222008063,"sku":"9780804778695","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8ef223ba-ff52-4754-b384-f1c6de618952.jpg?v=1681517447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-empire-peter-zarrow-9780804778695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}