History of the Beiyang Warlord Era (Complete 5 Volumes)

Author: Tao Juyin
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-23
Features: This book was published by the Joint Publishing House in 1959 and 1983 under the title "A Chronicle of the Era of Beiyang Warlord Rule," and it is extremely rare in the market. It is said that there were two opinions about the book back then. One was from Mr. Cao Juren, who called the author a historian with sharp insight; the other was from the academic circle, which believed the review was biased. Now, it seems that for the latter, Mr. Tao was constrained by the circumstances and had no choice but to compromise; for the former, I cannot agree. In that era, it was impossible to produce a historian with sharp insight, and Mr. Tao was no exception. Liu Suli—Personal Experiences of Tao Yin, a Prominent Journalist in the Early Republic of China, China's Unprecedented Transformation in Three Thousand Years. 17 years of rule, 13 presidents, 46 cabinets. Preserving the vividness and dynamism of news while incorporating the rigor and grandeur of historical writing. Warlords, political intrigue, assassinations, political struggles, student uprisings, and labor strikes—everything was tried under the names of republicanism, presidentialism, federalism, constitutional monarchy, and responsible cabinet government. China's path to modernization was long and winding. Wang Xue'ai, Wu Si, Zhang Ming, Lei Yi, Li Yaping, Liu Suli. From the collapse of the late Qing Empire to the reunification of China by the Republic, the transformation from empire to "republic" is a crucial link connecting ancient and modern Chinese history, a key to understanding modern and contemporary Chinese politics. For today, the history of the Republic may be one of the most noteworthy periods in Chinese history, and the period from 1912 to 1928 is particularly crucial. Even now, we cannot fully understand or grasp it. Looking back, many phenomena remain difficult to comprehend: warlords, who were often rough individuals who believed "he who holds the gun is the king," sometimes showed fear and humility in the face of legal procedures; perhaps only a hundred thousand or at most a few hundred thousand could be considered intellectuals at that time, yet their political influence and social were unprecedented. Wang Xue'ai, Researcher at the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Mr. Tao Juyin's works led me into the study of warlord history. Mr. Tao was one of the few renowned journalists during the Republic era. The characters he wrote about, he had interviewed; the events he recorded, he had witnessed. His chronicles are filled with a strong sense of the scene. This immediacy, through Mr. Tao's vivid writing, has had a profound impact on every reader. Zhang Ming, Doctoral Supervisor at Renmin University of China
Mr. Tao's 1.3 million-word "Chronicle" clearly and comprehensively narrates the complex and turbulent history from Yuan Shikai's rise in Korea to Zhang Xueliang's change of flag in Manchuria over 33 years, without resorting to any fiction. It is neither "" nor dull, truly deserving of the title "a historian with sharp insight" (as described by Cao Juren). It can be said that Mr. Tao made his name reporting on the "Beiyang Warlords." He not only had an intimate knowledge of what happened "on stage," but also knew many little-known secrets and anecdotes in detail. Lei Yi, Researcher at the Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
If you want to understand the tumultuous changes in the early 20th century, the achievements and failures of the early Republic, the origins of the present, and do so without being misled, you should read this book seriously. Li Yaping, Author of "Imperial Politics in the Past"
How did an autocratic empire collapse? How was constitutionalism established and then dismantled? How did the power struggles enshrined in the constitution evolve into violent conflicts? This book provides vivid demonstrations. While this book indeed describes history, its insights for us have not faded with the passage of time. Wu Si, Scholar