A Political History of China in the Last Hundred Years/中国近百年政治史

Hailed by the renowned sinologist John K. Fairbank as a work of definitive clarity on modern political history this book has been translated and reprinted four times by Stanford University Press.著名汉学家费正清眼中的真正的清晰的近代政治史著作，斯坦福大学出版社翻译再版4次A Political History of China in the Last Hundred Years traces the course of events from the Opium War to the Northern Expedition dividing China's political transformation during this period into three phases:The first phase from the Opium War to the Sino-Japanese War was an era of foreign invasion and the ferment of new ideas;The second phase from the Hundred Days' Reform to the 1911 Revolution saw the steady growth of revolutionary forces and the eventual collapse of the Qing dynasty;The third phase from the founding of the Republic of China to the Northern Expedition was marked by struggles between revolutionary forces and the remaining warlord factions.Through a meticulous study of political developments across this century the book systematically examines the diverse attempts made by the Chinese people to identify a suitable political system for the nation-debates over constitutional monarchy versus republic a federal versus a unitary state structure and a parliamentary versus a presidential system.The author provides a detailed analysis of major political events and their impacts in each phase. The sections covering the period before the 1911 Revolution are particularly objective incisive and concise showcasing Li Jiannong's exceptional ability to distill and summarize complex information.In essence this work offers a historical synthesis of how dedicated patriots sought an appropriate political framework for China's future.《中国近百年政治史》起自鸦片战争止于北伐战争，将这近百年来中国的政治变化分为三个段落：第yi个段落为鸦片战争到甲午战争，这是列强入侵、新思想酝酿的时代；第二个段落为戊戌维新到辛亥革命，这是革命势力不断发展、满清王朝*终覆灭的时代；第三个段落为民国成立到北伐战争，这是革命势力与清残余的军阀势力斗争的时代。通过对近一百年的政治事件的考察，梳理了中国人为国家寻求一种合适的政治制度进行的各种实践：在政体选择上有立宪和共和之争、国体选择上联邦制还是单一体制、议会制还是总统制？作者详细阐述了各个段落中国政治中的重大事件及其影响。特别是辛亥革命前的部分相当客观，并且见解精到，言简意赅，可以得见李剑农卓越的信息提取和总结能力。一句话，本书就是介绍仁人志士为国家寻找合适的政治制度的历史总结。