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The unfinished revolution : Sun Yat-Sen and the struggle for modern China
- Title
- The unfinished revolution : Sun Yat-Sen and the struggle for modern China / Tjio Kayloe.
- Author
- Tjio, Kayloe
- Publication
- Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2017.
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- Description
- xxxv, 393 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Unfinished Revolution is a superb new biography of Sun Yat-sen, whose life, like the confusion of his time, is not easy to interpret. His political career was marked mostly by setbacks, yet he became a cult figure in China after his death. Today he is the only 20th-century Chinese leader to be widely revered on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. In contrast, many Western historians see little in his ideas or deeds to warrant such high esteem. This book presents the most balanced account of Sun to date, one that situates him within the historical events and intellectual climate of his time. Born in the shadow of the Opium War, the young Sun saw China repeatedly humiliated in clashes with foreign powers, resulting in the loss of territory and sovereignty. When his efforts to petition the decrepit Manchu court to institute reforms failed, Sun took to revolution. Sun traversed the globe to canvass support for his cause. A notable feature of the book is its coverage of the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and their contributions to his uprisings on the mainland, which set the stage for the overthrow of two millennia of imperial rule in 1911. But Sun's vision of China was not to be. Within a few years the republic was hijacked and plunged into chaos. This fascinating and immensely readable work illuminates the man and his achievements, his strengths and his weaknesses, revealing how he came to spearhead the revolution that would transform his country and yet, at his death in 1925 and still today, remain agonizingly unfinished" -- Back cover.
- Alternative Title
- Sun Yat-Sen and the struggle for modern China
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-383) and index.
- Language (note)
- In English.
- Contents
- Prologue: mandate under siege -- Chapter 1. Hope of the nation -- Chapter 2. Baptism by fire -- Chapter 3. Man of high purpose -- Chapter 4. Coalition of the unwilling -- Chapter 5. The turning point -- Chapter 6. A marriage of convenience -- Chapter 7. The Nanyang point -- Chapter 8. Battle cries for a republic -- Chapter 9. The winter of discontent -- Chapter 10. The spark that started the fire -- Chapter 11. Betrayal of the revolution -- Chapter 12. Chaos under heaven -- Chapter 13. Dances with bears -- Chapter 14. The final journey -- Chapter 15. The road to Purgatory -- Chapter 16. The man and his legacy -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-8062
- ISBN
- 9789814779074
- 9814779075
- LCCN
- 2017357083
- OCLC
- 1012687784
- Author
- Tjio, Kayloe, author.
- Title
- The unfinished revolution : Sun Yat-Sen and the struggle for modern China / Tjio Kayloe.
- Publisher
- Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2017.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-383) and index.
- Language
- In English.
- Chronological Term
- 1912-1928
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-8062