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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 544 pages. nice clean crisp copy -edited byDong CaishiThe Revolution of 1911 is the most important event in early 20th century China? ? At that timethe Qing Dynasty which had ruledover China for 260 years.was over thrown ending two thousand.years of feudal monarchic dictatorship? with the su bsequent establishment of the Republic.of China? democracy and the republican form of government was able to strike a deep root in thehearts of the Chinese pe ople.The revolution marked a major turning point in modern Chinesehistory? a nd had far-reaching influence on various aspects of social life in contemporary China.The book is edited by Professor Dong Caishi The eleven chapters are writte n by Lu Boweiand Wang Guoping.Chapters one through seven are devoted to the poli tical and economic con-ditions of China towards the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th? the revolution-ary?activities of Dr.Sun Yat-sen? th e setting up of the Tong Meng?Hui ?Alliance Society?and theupsuryein the r evolutionary situation. Chapters eight through ten mainly deseribe the Wuc hang Uprising and the setting up of theNanjing Provisional Government?the over throw of the Qing Dynasty?the moving of the Pro-visional Government to Beijing and the usurpation of power by Yuan Shikai CharJter eleven de-scribes the indus trial and commercial circles and the activities of political parties in the earl y daysof the Republic?and the failure of the Second Reviolution.The book?dra winging on a rich library of historical research materials?probes deeply?alb eitconcisely?into the entire revolutionary process?Having absorbed the fruit s of research on thehistory of the revolution made in academic fields both at ho me and abroad the book can serve asintroductory reading material on the revoluti.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 544 pages in very good, clean condition. Illustrated. Illustrated covers with white titles.Light wear on the covers. VERY GOOD. Book.