Chinese Elites and Political Change: Zhejiang Province in the Early Twentieth Century 0674123255, 9780674123250

Chinese Elites and Political Change: Zhejiang Province in the Early Twentieth Century 0674123255, 9780674123250

With the Qing Dynasty reform efforts (1901-1911), abolition of the civil service examination (1905), and the end of the

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The Science of Chinese Buddhism: Early Twentieth-Century Engagements 9780231539586

This book maps Buddhists' efforts to rethink their traditions through science in the initial decades of the twentie

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Xinjiang and the Expansion of Chinese Communist Power: Kashgar in the Early Twentieth Century 0415584434, 9780415584432

Xinjiang, China's far northwestern province where the majority of the population are Muslim Uyghurs, was for most o

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Redemption and Revolution: American and Chinese New Women in the Early Twentieth Century

In the early twentieth century, a good number of college-educated Protestant American women went abroad by taking up mis

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Redemption and Revolution: American and Chinese New Women in the Early Twentieth Century 9781501706288

In the early twentieth century, a good number of college-educated Protestant American women went abroad by taking up mis

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Modern China’s Network Revolution: Chambers of Commerce and Sociopolitical Change in the Early Twentieth Century 9780804777872

Chambers of commerce developed in China as a key part of its sociopolitical changes. In 1902, the first Chinese chamber

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Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia: The Reformist Intellectuals of the Early Twentieth Century 0852554532, 9780852554531

Ethiopia's political independence, won in part by adaptation to modern forms of warfare at the end of the 19th cent

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Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia: The Reformist Intellectuals of the Early Twentieth Century 0852554532, 9780852554531

Ethiopia's political independence, won in part by adaptation to modern forms of warfare at the end of the 19th cent

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Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies: Popular Fiction in Early Twentieth-Century Chinese Cities 0520041119, 9780520041110

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Chinese and Buddhist Philosophy in Early Twentieth-Century German Thought 9781350002555, 9781350002586, 9781350002579

Presenting a comprehensive portrayal of the reading of Chinese and Buddhist philosophy in early twentieth-century German

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