辛亥革命史——中国近代历史的转折（让世界读懂中国历史）（英文版）

　　The Revolution of 1911 is the most important event in early
20th century China， At that timethe Qing Dynasty which had
ruled”over China for 260 years.was overthrown ending two
thousand.years of feudal monarchic dictatorship， with the
subsequent establishment of the Republic.of China， democracy and
the republican form of government was able to strike a deep root in
thehearts of the Chinese people.The revolution marked　a major
turning point in modern Chinesehistory， and had far-reaching
influence on various aspects of social life in contemporary
China.The book is edited by Professor Dong Caishi The eleven
chapters are written by Lu Boweiand Wang Guoping.Chapters one
through seven are devoted to the political and economic con-ditions
of China towards the end of the 19th century and beginning of the
20th， the revolution-ary，activities of Dr.Sun Yat-sen， the setting
up of the Tong Meng、Hui （Alliance Society）and theupsuryein the
revolutionary situation.
　　Chapters eight through ten mainly deseribe the Wuchang Uprising
and the setting up of theNanjing Provisional Government，the
overthrow of the Qing Dynasty，the moving of the Pro-visional
Government to Beijing and the usurpation of power by Yuan Shikai
CharJter eleven de-scribes the industrial and commercial circles
and the activities of political parties in the early daysof the
Republic，and the failure of the Second Reviolution.The
book，drawinging on a rich library of historical research
materials，probes deeply：albeitconcisely，into the entire
revolutionary process．Having absorbed the fruits of research on
thehistory of the revolution made in academic fields both at home
and abroad the book can serve asintroductory reading material on
the revolution of l911 and on Chinese social and historical
Con-difions before and atter the revolution．At the same time．it is
an academic work which reflectsthe fruits of　research made in
recent years in academic fields on the history of the Revolution of
1911．
　　The book narrates the elaborate history of the 1911 revolution in
highly readable， vividstyle. In addition， the text is accompanied
by maps on the revolutionary situation，the WuchangUprising，as Well
as other illustrations．
　　A bibliography and index are provided．

　　Professor Done Caishi、the ediroe of this book and famous
historian， vcas born in wujin county，Jiangsu Province in 1921.After
graduating fromthe Central Political University in 1946，he begana
long career of teaching Engtish and history.In1952 he devoted
himself entirely to teaching his-tory.In 1958 he began teaching
modern Chinesehistory at the History Department of Jiangsu Teachers
College，his research focusing on historyof the Taiping Heavenly
Kingdom and modernChinese Dolitical history.
　　Dong Caishi has published over eighty trea-tises，including A
Critical Biograpby of Zuo Zongtangand The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
in Suzhou.Hc is the chief editor of numerous books onhistorical
rescatch materiats，among which are Spe-cial Historical Researcb
Materials on the Taiping Heav-enly Kingdom，The Letters of He
Guiqmg.and Others，and Selected Historical Research Materials on the
TaipingHeapenly Kingdom in Jiangsu，Zhejiang，Henan and An-hui.

Foreword
ChapterⅠ The Development of Chinese Capitalism
1．The Origin and Development of Chinese Capitalism
2.Characteristics of the Chinese Bourgeoisie and Their
Political
Demands

Chapter II Sun Yat-sen Forms the Xing Zhong Hui（Society for the
Revival of China）
1．Sun Yat．Sen;s　Activities in the Early Years
2.Forming the Xing Zhong Hui and Leading the Armed Uprising

Chapter III The New Political Situation in Early 20th Century
China
1．Revolution Parts Company with Reform
2.The New Awakening of the Chinese People
3．The Empress Dowager’s“New Measures
4．The Study Abroad Movement
5．The Dynamic Bourgeois Patriotic Movement

ChapterⅣ The Strength of the Bourgeois Revolutionaries
Expands
1．From Patriotism to Revolution
2.The Emergence of Revolutionary Groups
3.Agitational Activities of the Bourgeois Revolutionaries
Chapter V Forming the Tong Meng Hui
1．Sun Yat．sen Forms the Tong Meng Hui
2.The Revolutionary Programme of the Tong Meng Hui
3.The Organization and Characteristics of the Tong Meng Hui

Chapter VI Revolutionary Activities Directed by the Tong Meng
Hui
1.The Polemic Between the Rev01utionaries and the Reformists
2．The Armed Uprisings Led by the Tong Meng Hui or
Waged Under Its Influence
3．Contradictions Within the Tong Meng Hui

ChapterⅦ The Failure of the Constitutional Movement and the
Subsequent Upsurge in the Revolutionary Situation
1．The Empress Dowager Ci Xi Prepares for Constitutional
Government
2.The Constitutional Movement with the Jiangsu．Zhejiang Faction at
the Core
3．Yuan Shikai’s　Seizure of Power and His Expulsion
4.The Emergence of a Cabinet Made Up of Royal Clan Members and the
New Tendency of Bureaucrats，Warlords and Constitutionalists
5.The Railway Protection Movement and the High Tide of the
Revolutionary Situation

ChapterⅧ The Wuchang Uprising and the Response from Various Parts
of China
1.The Wen Xue She（Literary Association）and the Gong Jin Hui
（Society for Mutual Progress）
2.The Wuchang Uprising
3．The Establishment of the Hubei Military Government and Its
Revolutionary Measures
4．Guarding Wuhan Against Qing Attacks
5．China Responds to the Wuchang Uprising

ChapterⅨ The South．North Peace Talks and the Establishment of the
Nanjing Provisional Government
ChapterⅩ Sun Yat-sen Resigns in Favour of Yuan Shikai and the
Provisional Government Moves to North China
ChapterⅪ The Twilight of the 1911 Revolution and the Failure of the
Second Revolution
Appendix:Selected Bibliography
Postscript
Index