The Phony Reformer : Greed, Status, and Patronage in Late Qing China
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
153811240X
ISBN-13
9781538112403
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 15th, 2018
Print length
180 Pages
Weight
292 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.80 x 3.10 cms
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This late Qing novel reflects Chinese life and society of its time. Portraying a “phony” reformer who rode the tide of the Qing court’s post-Boxer reforms to career success and personal wealth, the satire captures the clash between tradition and modernity, the old and new, as educated Chinese stood at a cultural and political crossroads.
This engaging translation presents an authentic period document that reflects aspects of Chinese life and society as seen through contemporary eyes. Portraying a "phony" reformer who rode the tide of the Qing court''s post-Boxer reform initiatives to career success and personal wealth, this satire conveys the author''s hope for a new, improved China, one that could stand proudly alongside Western nations and Meiji Japan in the modern world. His vivid descriptions of various situations shed light on late Qing elite behavior and Chinese foreign relations capture the clash between tradition and modernity, the old and new, as educated Chinese stood at a cultural and political crossroads.
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