"Agitation: Twenty Years of the Late Qing Dynasty" is a comprehensive study of the last twenty years of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. It briefly narrates and reinterprets a series of major events, including the Sino-Japanese War of 1898, the Reform Movement of 1898, the Boxer Rebellion, the New Deal Reform, the overthrow of the imperial system, and the move toward republic. This book analyzes the particularity and positive significance of the last two decades of the late Qing Dynasty in the entire process of China's modernization; it also allows us to realize the possible other side of familiar historical figures and events.
Reader comments
This book gave me a new understanding of the history of the late Qing Dynasty. It is no longer a heavy past, but an era full of excitement and change. Teacher Ma Yong's interpretation allowed me to see the multifaceted nature of history, and also reminded me of my own experience of becoming a mother. Facing the changes and challenges in life, just like China in the late Qing Dynasty, requires courage and wisdom to deal with it. This book is not only a record of history, but also an inspiration to our lives. Recommended to anyone interested in history!
It objectively clarifies some historical facts and is worth reading.
This book gave me a new understanding of the history of the late Qing Dynasty. It is no longer a heavy past, but an era full of excitement and change. Teacher Ma Yong's interpretation allowed me to see the multifaceted nature of history, and also reminded me of my own experience of becoming a mother. Facing the changes and challenges in life, just like China in the late Qing Dynasty, requires courage and wisdom to deal with it. This book is not only a record of history, but also an inspiration to our lives. Recommended to anyone interested in history!
It objectively clarifies some historical facts and is worth reading.