Conclusion: The Legacy of the 1911 Revolution

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: The Political Transformation of 1911 1
5. 1. Sichuan and the Old Regime 15
6. 2. The Ideas of Revolution: Equality, the People’s Rights, and Popular Sovereignty 47
7. 3. The Project: The Chuan-Han Railway Company and the New Policies Reform 83
8. 4. Can Two Sides Walk Together Without Agreeing to Meet? Constitutionalists and Officials in the Late Qing Constitutional Reform 109
9. 5. The Rhetoric of Revolution: The Rights of the Nation, Constitutionalism, and the Rights of the People 139
10. 6. The Practice of Revolution: Organization, Mobilization, and Radicalization 167
11. 7. The Expansion and Division of Revolution: Democratic Political Culture in Action 197
12. 8. The End of Revolution: The Rise of Republicanism and the Failure of Constitutionalism 227
13. Conclusion: The Legacy of the 1911 Revolution 249
14. Appendix: The Pu Family of Guang’an County 259
15. Notes 265
16. Bibliography 327
17. Index 341