02243cam a22003133u 4500 40350 UtSlPG 20260610133925.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 73000888 UtSlPG en iso639-1 DS Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony, 1913-1966 Government in Republican China Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2012-07-27 Produced by Adam Buchbinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Government in Republican China" by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger is a historical account written in the late 1930s. The work delves into the complexities of Chinese politics and governance during the Republican era, particularly from the collapse of the Qing dynasty to the late 1940s. It seeks to examine how China, amid civil strife and foreign pressures, transitioned from imperial rule to republican governance while grappling with the challenges of modernization, identity, and ideology. The opening of the book sets the stage for an exploration of China's struggle against Japanese invasion and the internal dynamics that influenced its republican government formed by the Kuomintang. Linebarger introduces the historical significance of Confucian thought as a stabilizing force in China and contrasts it with the sweeping changes brought on by Western influences and modern nationalist movements. The foreword emphasizes the importance of understanding the ideological underpinnings of governance during this tumultuous period and hints at the significant role of key figures like Sun Yat-sen in shaping the strategies for a unified national identity and effective government amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40350 81189 81189