Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780774837781)

Yuan Shikai (1859-1916) has been both hailed as China's George Washington for his role in the country's transition from empire to republic and condemned as a counter-revolutionary. Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal sheds new light on the controversial history of this talented administrator and modernizer who endeavoured to establish a new dynasty while serving as the first president of the republic, eventually declaring himself emperor. Drawing on untapped primary sources and recent scholarship, Patrick Fuliang Shan offers a lucid, comprehensive, and critical new interpretation of Yuan's part in shaping modern China.

Author: Patrick Fuliang Shan
ISBN-10: 0774837780
ISBN-13: 9780774837781
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2018
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d