Describes the history of China in the first half of the twentieth century, a period of intense civil war following the overthrow of the Mancu dynasty, which in

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Christina Kelley Gilmartin rewrites the history of gender politics in the 1920s with this compelling assessment of the impact of feminist ideals on the Chinese

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“A fascinating story . . . worth the attention of every student of modern China.” —The Journal of Asian Studies China’s 1911 Revolution was a momentous