T'an Ssu-t'ung, 1865-1898 : Life and Thought of a Reformer / Luke Kwong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kwong, Luke, author.

Series:

Sinica Leidensia ; 36.

Sinica Leidensia Online, ISBN: 9789004498488.

Sinica Leidensia ; 36

Sinica Leidensia Online, ISBN: 9789004498488

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statesmen--China--Biographies.

Statesmen.

Statesmen--China--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Life and Thought of a Reformer

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1996.

Summary:

The first full-length study in English on T'an Ssu-t'ung, a well-known scholar-reformer in late-Ch'ing China. Based on a rich variety of primary sources, it traces T'an's progress from his early years to his summary execution during the palace coup in 1898. The Introduction explains the premises and sources pertinent to this study, while the Epilogue provides an overall interpretation of T'an's life. The remaining eight chapters are organized in such a way as to allow a chronological and thematic appreciation of the book's subject matter. This is more than a biography of a remarkable individual. By placing T'an's personal experience in the larger social and political contexts, it also sheds light on an emergent intellectual community in modern China.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Luke S.K. Kwong

Preface / Luke S.K. Kwong

Abbreviations / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter One Introduction / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Two Early Years / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Three Personal Crisis and Public Responsibility / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Four From Barbarian Watcher to Cultural Relativist / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Five The Making of a Reformer / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Six The Nanking Interlude / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Seven Towards a View of Universal Culture / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Eight Measures of Survival / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Nine Journey's End / Luke S.K. Kwong

Chapter Ten Epilogue / Luke S.K. Kwong

Glossary / Luke S.K. Kwong

Bibliography / Luke S.K. Kwong

Index / Luke S.K. Kwong.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: T'an Ssu-t'ung, 1865-1898 : Life and Thought of a Reformer.

ISBN:

9789004482920

9789004104716

OCLC:

945916646

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004482920 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.