Acknowledgments | |
Contributors | |
Map of Coastal China, Korea and Japan | |
Introduction | |
The Beginnings of China's Modernization | p. 3 |
The Rise of Li Hung-chang | |
The Confucian as Patriot and Pragmatist: Li Hung-chang's Formative Years, 1823-1866 | p. 17 |
Li Hung-chang in Chihli: The Emergence of a Policy, 1870-1875 | p. 49 |
Li in the Role of a National Official | |
Li Hung-chang and Shen Pao-chen: The Politics of Modernization | p. 79 |
The Shanghai-Tientsin Connection: Li Hung-chang's Political Control over Shanghai | p. 108 |
Li Hung-Chang's Use of Foreign Military Talent: The Formative Period, 1862-1874 | p. 119 |
Li as Diplomat | |
The Aims of Li Hung-chang's Policies toward Japan and Korea, 1870-1882 | p. 145 |
Li Hung-chang and the Liu-chiu (Ryukyu) Controversy, 1871-1881 | p. 162 |
Li Hung-chang's Suzerain Policy toward Korea, 1882-1894 | p. 176 |
Li as Modernizer | |
Li Hung-chang and the Kiangnan Arsenal, 1860-1895 | p. 197 |
Li Hung-chang and Modern Enterprise: The China Merchants' Company, 1872-1885 | p. 216 |
Li Hung-chang and the Peiyang Navy | p. 248 |
Conclusion and Bibliography | |
Li Hung-chang: An Assessment | p. 265 |
Glossary | p. 289 |
Index | p. 301 |
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Liu Hung-Chang and China's Early Modernization
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