Tse Tsan Tai (1872-1938)

<p><strong>Who was Tse Tsan Tai? Insurrectionist? Socialite? Patriot? Revolutionary?</strong></p><p>Born and raised in Australia and trained in Anglo-Hong Kong's civil service Tse Tsan Tai (1872-1938) was all of these and more. A first native media man and anti-Qing patriot he advocated independent thinking and a free China. Through the lens of his life this book explores a composite identity touching on themes of diaspora religion colonialism civil society science and revolutions in Qing and Nationalist China.</p><p>Ideal reading for students of Asian Studies East Asian Studies Diaspora Studies Chinese and Hong Kong History international Relations Indo-Pacific Studies Colonial Studies Cultural History Sociology and related courses this fascinating course reading uses biography to ask the question: what were the original ideals for republicanism in China?</p>