Phony Reformer : Greed, Status, and Patronage in Late Qing China, Paperback b...

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Phony Reformer : Greed, Status, and Patronage in Late Qing China, Paperback by Kwong, Luke S. K. (TRN), ISBN 153811240X, ISBN-13 9781538112403, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK This late Qing novel reflects Chinese life and society of its time. Portraying a phony reformer who rode the tide of the Qing court s post-Boxer reforms to career success and personal wealth, the satire captures the clash between tradition and modernity, the old and new, as educated Chinese stood at a cultural and political crossroads.

• ISBN: 9781538112403
• Condition: Fine

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