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A study of the growth of semi-personal Chinese armies and the rise of militarists to a position that permitted them to seize power upon the breakdown of the monarchic system. It traces the modernization of the land forces of the Chinese Empire and evaluates progress attained up to the establishment of the Republic in 1912. Ralph Powell is on leave from the history department at Princeton University as a professor at the National War College. Originally published in 1955. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Ralph L. Powell
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2340
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9780691627014

ISBN 10:   0691627010
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   08 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. vii*ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES, pg. viii*CONTENTS, pg. ix*CHAPTER 1. THE CHINESE ARMIES PRIOR TO 1895, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. THE CREATION OF THE NEW-STYLE ARMIES, 1895-1897, pg. 51*CHAPTER 3. THE HUNDRED DAYS AND THE BOXER REBELLION, 1898-1900, pg. 90*CHAPTER 4. MILITARY MODERNIZATION UNDER THE EMPRESS-DOWAGER, 1901-1903, pg. 129*CHAPTER 5. MILITARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, 1904-1906, pg. 166*CHAPTER 6. PROGRESS IN MILITARY TRAINING AND ORGANIZATION, 1904-1906, pg. 200*CHAPTER 7. THE COLLAPSE OF THE OLD ORDER, 1907-1911, pg. 243*CHAPTER 8. THE ARMY AND THE REVOLUTION OF 1911, pg. 286*CHAPTER 9. CONCLUSIONS, pg. 338*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 345*GLOSSARY OF CHINESE CHARACTERS, pg. 359*INDEX, pg. 371

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