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A Chinese reformer in exile : Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America, 1899-1911 / Robert L. Worden and Jane Leung Larson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Worden, Robert L., author.
- Leung Larson, Jane, author.
- Series:
- Chinese overseas ; Volume 23.
- Chinese Overseas Series ; Volume 23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kang, Youwei, 1858-1927.
- Kang, Youwei.
- Kang, Youwei, 1858-1927--Travel.
- Bao huang hui--History.
- Bao huang hui.
- Guo min xian zheng hui--History.
- Guo min xian zheng hui.
- Chinese overseas--North America--Social conditions--20th century.
- Chinese overseas.
- Statesmen--China--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- Exiles--China--North America--Biography.
- Exiles.
- China--History--Reform movement, 1898.
- China.
- China--Politics and government--1644-1912.
- China--History--Revolution, 1911-1912.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (970 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2025]
- Summary:
- A Chinese Reformer in Exile is an encyclopaedic reference work documenting the exile years of China's most famous reformer, Kang Youwei, and the political organization he mobilized in North America and beyond to transform China's empire into a constitutional monarchy.
- Contents:
- Prelude: from Village Organizer to International Politician, 1883-99
- New World Origins: Mobilizing an Association to Reform China, 1899-1904
- Touring the World
- Building the Baohuanghui in North America, 1900-1905
- Flirtation with Violence: Uprisings, Assassination, and Military Schools
- Kang and His Disciple in Los Angeles, March-May 1905
- A Galvanizing Issue: American Exclusion Policy and Chinese Nationalism
- On the Road: Kang as Reform Missionary and Advocate for Chinese Americans, May-December 1905
- Kang Youwei and the Baohuanghui in Mexico (and Latin America)
- Diving into the Sea of Business
- The Complicated Legacy, 1909-11
- Tumult and Transitions, Peaks and Decline, 1906-8.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789004713383
- 9004713387
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