Asian Studies
An Australian-Cantonese opinion maker in British Hong Kong
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Asian Studies
An Australian-Cantonese opinion maker in British Hong Kong
About This Book
Who was Tse Tsan Tai? Insurrectionist? Socialite? Patriot? Revolutionary?
Born and raised in Australia and trained in Anglo-Hong Kong's civil service, Tse Tsan Tai (1872â1938) was all of these and more. A first native media man and anti-Qing patriot, he advocated independent thinking and a free China. Through the lens of his life, this book explores a composite identity, touching on themes of diaspora, religion, colonialism, civil society, science, and revolutions in Qing and Nationalist China.
Ideal reading for students of Asian Studies, East Asian Studies, Diaspora Studies, Chinese and Hong Kong History, international Relations, Indo-Pacific Studies, Colonial Studies, Cultural History, Sociology, and related courses, this fascinating course reading uses biography to ask the question: what were the original ideals for republicanism in China?
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- intro
- Learning objectives and discussion topics
- 1 âA native of Sydneyâ
- 2 The 1911 revolution: a Christianized democratic China?14
- 3 âThe worldâs great problem solvedâ32
- 4 Where business, culture, politics, and advocacy converged
- 5 Conclusion: Chinas and the curse?
- 6 Historical documents reading: excerpts of Tse Tsan Taiâs writings