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UNINA9910460104403321 |
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Autore |
Strand David |
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Titolo |
An unfinished republic [[electronic resource] ] : leading by word and deed in modern China / / David Strand |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-27785-9 |
9786613277855 |
0-520-94874-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (403 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philip E. Lilienthal book |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political activists - China |
Political oratory - China - History - 20th century |
Political leadership - China - History - 20th century |
Elite (Social sciences) - China - History - 20th century |
Political culture - China - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
China History Republic, 1912-1949 Biography |
China Politics and government 1912-1928 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Republican China -- Slapping Song Jiaoren -- Speaking parts in Chinese history -- A woman's Republic -- Seeing like a citizen -- Losing a speech -- Sun Yat-sen's last words -- Conclusion: Leading and being led. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this cogent and insightful reading of China's twentieth-century political culture, David Strand 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. Chinese citizens confronted their leaders and each other face-to-face in a stance familiar to republics worldwide. This shift in political posture was accompanied by considerable trepidation as well as excitement. Profiling three |
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