Yuan Shikai : a reappraisal /

This first major comprehensive study of Yuan Shikai in more than half a century explores the controversial life of one of the most important figures in China's transition from empire to republic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shan, Patrick Fuliang (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2018]
Series:Contemporary Chinese studies.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • An elite clan
  • The early years
  • Imperial commissioner in Korea
  • Training the first modern army
  • The hundred days
  • Governor of Shandong
  • Governor General of Zhili and imperial minister
  • Dismissal and reclusion
  • The 1911 Revolution
  • Provisional president
  • President
  • "Emperor"
  • Conclusion.