An unfinished Republic
Subtitle: leading by word and deed in modern China
By: David Strand
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780520267367
Description: In this reading of China's twentieth-century political culture, the author argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life--one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Republican China; title: Slapping Song Jiaoren; title: Speaking parts in Chinese history; title: A woman's Republic; title: Seeing like a citizen; title: Losing a speech; title: Sun Yat-sen's last words; title: Conclusion: Leading and being led.