Xue Shaohui and the Era of Reform
by
Nanxiu Qian
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
In 1898, Qing dynasty emperor Guangxu ordered a series of reforms to correct the political, economic, cultural, and educational weaknesses exposed by China's defeat by Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War. The "Hundred Day's Reform" has received a great deal of attention from historians...