The Origins of an Heroic Image: Sun Yat-Sen in London, 1896-1897

by J.Y. Wong

Published on the 120th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth, this book illuminates the myriad contradictions of Sun Yat-sen's life. Beginning with the London kidnapping incident of 1896, it traces the discrepancies between Sun Yat-sen's activities and his alleged fabrication of events, bringing to light the attempts of this legendary--and controversial--figure to project a heroic image of himself.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195840801
• ISBN13: 9780195840803
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"