The Reform Movement Of 1898
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A significant work in the study of late Qing Dynasty China, The Reform Movement of 1898 chronicles the dramatic and short-lived Hundred Days' Reform — a sweeping political and institutional modernisation initiative launched by the Guangxu Emperor under the influence of progressive scholars such as Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao. The text presents a detailed account of the reformers' ambitions to transform China's feudal bureaucracy, military, education, and economic systems in response to mounting foreign pressure and internal decay. Published by the Foreign Languages Press in Peking, this volume reflects the Chinese government's scholarly perspective on a pivotal episode that ended in a conservative coup led by Empress Dowager Cixi, resulting in the execution of key reformers and the Emperor's house arrest. Authoritative and historically grounded, it remains a valuable primary resource for understanding China's turbulent path toward modernisation in the late nineteenth century.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A significant work in the study of late Qing Dynasty China, The Reform Movement of 1898 chronicles the dramatic and short-lived Hundred Days' Reform — a sweeping political and institutional modernisation initiative launched by the Guangxu Emperor under the influence of progressive scholars such as Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao. The text presents a detailed account of the reformers' ambitions to transform China's feudal bureaucracy, military, education, and economic systems in response to mounting foreign pressure and internal decay. Published by the Foreign Languages Press in Peking, this volume reflects the Chinese government's scholarly perspective on a pivotal episode that ended in a conservative coup led by Empress Dowager Cixi, resulting in the execution of key reformers and the Emperor's house arrest. Authoritative and historically grounded, it remains a valuable primary resource for understanding China's turbulent path toward modernisation in the late nineteenth century.
