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After Empire - The Conceptual Transformation of the Chinese State, 1885-1924 (Paperback, New)
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After Empire - The Conceptual Transformation of the Chinese State, 1885-1924 (Paperback, New)
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From 1885-1924, China underwent a period of acute political
struggle and cultural change, brought on by a radical change in
thought: after over 2,000 years of monarchical rule, the Chinese
people stopped believing in the emperor. These forty years saw the
collapse of Confucian political orthodoxy and the struggle among
competing definitions of modern citizenship and the state. What
made it possible to suddenly imagine a world without the emperor?
"After Empire" traces the formation of the modern Chinese idea of
the state through the radical reform programs of the late Qing
(1885-1911), the Revolution of 1911, and the first years of the
Republic through the final expulsion of the last emperor of the
Qing from the Forbidden City in 1924. It contributes to
longstanding debates on modern Chinese nationalism by highlighting
the evolving ideas of major political thinkers and the views
reflected in the general political culture.
Zarrow uses a wide range of sources to show how "statism" became a
hegemonic discourse that continues to shape China today. Essential
to this process were the notions of citizenship and sovereignty,
which were consciously adopted and modified from Western discourses
on legal theory and international state practices on the basis of
Chinese needs and understandings. This text provides fresh
interpretations and keen insights into China's pivotal transition
from dynasty to republic.
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