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1 online resource (641 pages) |
| Series |
Asia's Transformations |
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Asia's transformations.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Biographies; Introduction; The 1911 Revolution; The historiography of the revolution; New approaches; Notes; Part I: Reform and revolution; 1. The reform predicament; Post-Boxer reforms; Internal contradictions of reform; Social impact of reform; Notes; 2. Late Qing governors and provincial assemblies; Governors and the establishment of provincial assemblies; Conflicts between governors and provincial assemblies; Reasons for the conflicts; Conclusions; Notes |
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3. Conflict and competition: a new perspective on late Qing politicsRevolutionary activity advances constitutionalism; The court's passive response to constitutionalist pressure increases support for revolution; Conflict and collaboration between revolution and constitutionalism; Notes; Part II: The Sichuan railway crisis: prelude to revolution; 4. Zaifeng and late Qing railway policy; Supporting the Railway Protection Movement in Hunan and Hubei; Launching the state-owned railway policy; Carrying out the nationalization policy; Conclusion; Notes |
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Part III: The Hubei reforms and the Wuchang Uprising5. The New Policies in Hubei; The 1911 Revolution in the long-term perspective of Hubei's New Policies; Promoting industrialization; 1. Hanyang ironworks: Asia's first unified steel corporation; 2. Hanyang arsenal; 3. Four textiles bureaus; 4. Wuchang mint; Building the New Army; 1. New conscription policies; 2. Specialized army units organized in a vertical formation; 3. Modern military education; 4. An elite army; 5. Revolutionary activities in the Hubei New Army; Promoting new education |
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1. Reforming traditional academies (shuyuan) and opening new schools2. Sending students abroad; 3. New intellectual associations; The irony of Zhang Zhidong's New Policies in Hubei; Notes; 6. Tang Hualong in the 1911 Revolution; Futile petitions in a national crisis; The Wuchang Uprising: a call to the nation; Preparing for a new China; 1. Promptly establishing order to stabilize the situation; 2. Reorganizing the military government and clarifying responsibilities; 3. Active engagement in diplomacy; 4. Preparing the Hankou security forces to resist the Qing army |
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5. Inducing the navy to abandon its confrontation of the revolution6. Mediating between Li Yuanhong and Huang Xing to promote the status of Hubei; 7. Dealing with the change of governors in Hunan; 8. Developing a constitution for Hubei; 9. Negotiations with Yuan Shikai's delegates; Frustration and anger beyond comprehension; The frustrations of a patriot; Notes; Part IV: Qing officials and the revolution; 7. Provincial officials in 1911-12: their backgrounds and reactions to revolution-an inquiry into the structure of "weak center, weak regions" in the late Qing |
| Summary |
The Qing dynasty was China's last, and it created an empire of unprecedented size and prosperity. However in 1911 the empire collapsed within a few short months, and China embarked on a revolutionary course that lasted through most of the twentieth century. The 1911 Revolution ended two millennia of imperial rule and established the Republic of China, but dissatisfaction with the early republic fuelled further revolutionary movements, each intended to be more thoroughgoing than the last, from the National Revolution of the 1920s, to the Communist Revolution, and finally the Cultural Revolut |
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Overview of governors and governors-general after the Wuchang Uprising |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Wei, C. X. George
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| ISBN |
9781134612154 |
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113461215X |
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