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The book traces the fall of the Manchu dynasty and the tumultuous establishment of a republic in China, examining Yuan Shih-kai's rise, his authoritarian turn, and the monarchist plots that challenged republicanism. It analyzes Japanese pressure, notably the Twenty-One Demands, alongside competing domestic factions, using contemporary memoranda, pamphlets, and correspondence to contrast Japanese and Chinese political mindsets. The narrative combines political history, reportage of revolts and foreign interactions, and reproduced documents and appendices to illuminate misunderstandings by foreign observers and to survey the republic's struggles and institutional evolution through the period covered.
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