Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal

by Patrick Fuliang Shan

Yuan Shikai (1859-1916) has been both hailed as China's George Washington for his role in the country's transition from empire to republic and condemned as a counter-revolutionary. Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal sheds new light on the controversial history of this talented administrator and modernizer who endeavoured to establish a new dynasty while serving as the first president of the republic, eventually declaring himself emperor. Drawing on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774837780
• ISBN13: 9780774837781
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"