Anglo-Chinese Diplomacy 1906–1920: In the Careers of Sir John Jordan and Yuan Shih-kai by Chan, Lau Kit-ching

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1978. Treatise on a critical and tumultuous period in China's history, during the early years of the 20th century as the country underwent its revolutionary transition from the corrupt and dying Qing monarchy to a republic. Traces the fascinating personal and political interrelationship between Britain's chief representative in Beijing, Sir John Jordan, and Yuan Shi-k'ai, whose attempt to re-establish himself as China's monarch between 1912 and 1916 ended tragically, with Yuan's death. 168 pp., notes, bibliography, glossary of names, index. (Four pages of endnotes and 4 of bibliography printed blank, a defect in all copies, per publisher information. Main body of text unaffected.). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near fine/Near fine. 22.5 x 14.5 cm.

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