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After empire : the conceptual transformation of the Chinese state, 1885-1924 /

From 1885-1924, China underwent a period of acute political struggle and cultural change, brought on by a radical change in thought: after over 2,000 years of monarchical rule, the Chinese people stopped believing in the emperor. These forty years saw the collapse of Confucian political orthodoxy an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zarrow, Peter Gue (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2012]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From 1885-1924, China underwent a period of acute political struggle and cultural change, brought on by a radical change in thought: after over 2,000 years of monarchical rule, the Chinese people stopped believing in the emperor. These forty years saw the collapse of Confucian political orthodoxy and the struggle among competing definitions of modern citizenship and the state. What made it possible to suddenly imagine a world without the emperor?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 395 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804781879
0804781877