This novel is a scathing portrayal of the reformer Kang Youwei by the revolutionary Huang Shizhong at a critical juncture in Beijing imperial rule and overseas

A splendid essay collection focusing on ordinary people in the chaotic post-emperor, pre-Communist period of China's history.

In the aftermath of the May Fourth movement, a growing expectation of revolution raised important intellectual issues about the position of the individual withi

This important volume affords a panoramic view of local elites during the dramatic changes of late imperial and Republic China. Eleven specialists present fresh

Stephen Owen is James Bryant Conant Professor of Chinese at Harvard University. --Book Jacket.