03525nam 2200769 a 450 991046010440332120200520144314.01-283-27785-997866132778550-520-94874-210.1525/9780520948747(CKB)2670000000083547(EBL)692426(OCoLC)726734847(SSID)ssj0000526355(PQKBManifestationID)11347411(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526355(PQKBWorkID)10509014(PQKB)11118212(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056006(MiAaPQ)EBC692426(MdBmJHUP)muse30885(DE-B1597)520658(OCoLC)731236022(DE-B1597)9780520948747(Au-PeEL)EBL692426(CaPaEBR)ebr10470347(CaONFJC)MIL327785(EXLCZ)99267000000008354720100909d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn unfinished republic[electronic resource] leading by word and deed in modern China /David StrandBerkeley University of California Pressc20111 online resource (403 p.)Philip E. Lilienthal bookDescription based upon print version of record.0-520-26736-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 prominent political actors of the time-suffragist Tang Qunying, diplomat Lu Zhengxiang, and revolutionary Sun Yatsen-Strand demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support and citizens enmeshed in a political process productive of both authority and dissent.Political activistsChinaBiographyPolitical oratoryChinaHistory20th centuryPolitical leadershipChinaHistory20th centuryElite (Social sciences)ChinaHistory20th centuryPolitical cultureChinaHistory20th centuryChinaHistoryRepublic, 1912-1949BiographyChinaPolitics and government1912-1928Electronic books.Political activistsPolitical oratoryHistoryPolitical leadershipHistoryElite (Social sciences)HistoryPolitical cultureHistory951.04092BStrand David1002457MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460104403321An unfinished republic2472998UNINA