Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Kang Youwei’s Philosophy of Power and the 1898 Reform Movement 24
7. 2 Liang Qichao and the Citizen-State 56
8. 3 “Sovereignty” and the Translated State 89
9. 4 Voices of Receding Reaction 119
10. 5 Identity, History, and Revolution 147
11. 6 Restoration and Revolution 181
12. 7 Founding the Republic of China 212
13. 8 The Last Emperors 242
14. Conclusion 272
15. List of Characters 299
16. Notes 307
17. Bibliography 353
18. Index 377