Divergent Paths, Common Destination: The Historical Trajectory of Reforms during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods

Author: Peng Anyu
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of three reform movements in late Qing Dynasty, namely the Self-Strengthening Movement, the Hundred Days' Reform, and the Late Qing New Policies, through rational thinking. It reveals the three-stage journey of late Qing reforms—from spiritual confusion to practical helplessness—finally seeking solutions, and deeply uncovers the subjective and objective historical roots of the failure of late Qing reforms.