Provincial Patriots

Provincial Patriots
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 0674026659
ISBN-13 : 9780674026650
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Book Synopsis Provincial Patriots by : Stephen R. Platt

Download or read book Provincial Patriots written by Stephen R. Platt and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Taiping Rebellion to the Chinese Communist movement, no province in China gave rise to as many reformers, military officers, and revolutionaries as did Hunan. Platt offers the first comprehensive study of why this province wielded such disproportionate influence.


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