Interesting book about railways, revolution, China and biographies

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Republican soldiers marching, with a five-coloured flag, Beijing, 1912

The five-coloured flag (Five Races Under One Union).

Cooper, William
WC01-239
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Railroad and Revolution in China
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Thomas Kampen: Revolutionäre Eisenbahnplanungen: die Aufstände in der Provinz Sichuan und das Ende des chinesischen Kaiserreiches (1911), Berlin, 2002.
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I drove past the #SunYatSen statue in Honolulu today and it got me thinking about his cool story

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Man in #China burns down a textile factory over $100 in #UnpaidWages who told them "we're all gonna die anyway"?

Then hailed a #hero while some think the start of a #ChineseRevolution and want to #crowdfund his legal case?

People claim 'social injustice'? 🤷‍♂️

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