China's Local Councils in the Age of Constitutional Reform, 1898-1911

by Roger Thompson

Dazzled by the model of Japan's Western-style constitutional government, Chinese officials and elite activists made plans to establish locally elected councils. By October 1911, government agencies had reported the establishment of about 5,000 councils. Throughout the period, data on self-government reforms collected from localities were compiled in provincial capitals, then collated, summarized, and archived in Beijing. Simultaneously, directives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674119738
• ISBN13: 9780674119734
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"