V.k. Wellington Koo and the Emergence of Modern China

Informationen zum Autor Stephen G. Craft is an assistant professor in the Humanities/Social Sciences Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Klappentext " The first full biography of one of the essential figures behind the creation of modern China. Chinese diplomat V.K. Wellington Koo (1888-1985) was involved in virtually every foreign and domestic crisis in twentieth-century China. After earning a Ph.D. from Columbia University, Koo entered government service in 1912 intent on revising the unequal treaty system imposed on China in the nineteenth century, believing that breaking the shackles of imperialism would bring China into the "family of n Zusammenfassung Chinese diplomat V.K. Wellington Koo was involved in virtually every foreign and domestic crisis in 20th century China. This biography gives a picture of one of the essential figures behind the creation of a modern China.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen G Craft, Stephen G. Craft
• Editore: University Press of Kentucky
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2004
• EAN: 9780813123141
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-2314-1
• Pagine: 344
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva