Perhaps only those who have lived in the interior of China and know something of the organization of family and village, township and clan, are able
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Ancient Chinese Attitudes Towards Power and Change
Reverence for tradition has always been a prominent Chinese characteristic in respect of both ethics and politics.Continuing The Chinese Revolution
Outside Pressures on Chinese Republic
What did the un-Westernized Chinese think of the republic?Continuing The Chinese Revolution of 1912,with a selection from The Situation in the Far
Try for Constitutional Monarchy
From the beginning the southerners had made it plain that they were determined to bring about the abdication of the dynasty, the complete overthrow of
New Emperor’s New Regime
Representative government of a kind started in 1909 with the establishment of provincial assemblies.Continuing The Chinese Revolution of 1912,with
The Chinese Revolution of 1912
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: China Republic Announced.IntroductionThis Chinese Revolution burst
First Legislature in America
This selection is by Charles Campbell.Time: 1619Place: Jamestown, VirginiaSir Thomas Smith, treasurer or governor of the Virginia
After the Battle of Lepanto
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Lepanto and the Destruction of the Turkish Navy,our selection from Don John of Austria by Sir William
Outcome of the Battle of Lepanto
The shock of the Turkish onset was effectually broken by the dexterous disposition made of the galleasses of Venice.Continuing The Battle of Lepanto