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3667703Yuan Shikaihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/yuan-shikai-9780774837811/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2738981/62e10536-31a6-4945-9dbb-81b257b18467.jpg?v=638384386797300000696967MXNUBC PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Statesman or warlord? Yuan Shikai (18591916) has been both hailed as Chinas George Washington for his role in the countrys transition from empire to republic and condemned as a counter-revolutionary. In any list of significant modern Chinese figures, he stands in the first rank. Yet <em>Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal</em> sheds new light on the controversial history of this talented administrator, fearsome general, and enthusiastic modernizer. Due to his death during the civil war his actions provoked, much Chinese historiography portrays Yuan as a traitor, a usurper, and a villain. After toppling the last emperor of China, Yuan endeavoured to build dictatorial power and establish his own dynasty while serving as the first president of the new republic, eventually going so far as to declare himself emperor. Drawing on previously untapped primary sources and recent scholarship, Patrick Fuliang Shan offers a lucid, comprehensive, and critical new interpretation of Yuans part in shaping modern China.</p>...3604010Yuan Shikai696967https://www.gandhi.com.mx/yuan-shikai-9780774837811/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2738981/62e10536-31a6-4945-9dbb-81b257b18467.jpg?v=638384386797300000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20189780774837811_W3siaWQiOiI1Nzk0MTUyOS05MjEyLTRhYzctOGE4Zi1kOTc1NDgwNjdjOTAiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjk2NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjI3MSwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo2OTYsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI1LTA3LTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9780774837811_<p><em>Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal</em> will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers who are interested in modern China and its history.</p>(*_*)9780774837811_<p>Statesman or warlord? Yuan Shikai (18591916) has been both hailed as Chinas George Washington for his role in the countrys transition from empire to republic and condemned as a counter-revolutionary. In any list of significant modern Chinese figures, he stands in the first rank. Yet <em>Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal</em> sheds new light on the controversial history of this talented administrator, fearsome general, and enthusiastic modernizer. Due to his death during the civil war his actions provoked, much Chinese historiography portrays Yuan as a traitor, a usurper, and a villain. After toppling the last emperor of China, Yuan endeavoured to build dictatorial power and establish his own dynasty while serving as the first president of the new republic, eventually going so far as to declare himself emperor. Drawing on previously untapped primary sources and recent scholarship, Patrick Fuliang Shan offers a lucid, comprehensive, and critical new interpretation of Yuans part in shaping modern China.</p>...9780774837811_UBC Presslibro_electonico_fc31c7bf-db35-3dec-bd06-e7c42bab3198_9780774837811;9780774837811_9780774837811Patrick FuliangInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/acp-epub-7c79b751-3a2c-48e8-b70e-15a6a733ac20.epub2018-11-14T00:00:00+00:00UBC Press