Sun Yat-Sen, Nanyang and the 1911 Revolution

by Lee Lai To (Editor), Lee Hock Guan (Editor)

In view of the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution and Sun Yat-sen's relations with the Nanyang communities, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and the Chinese Heritage Centre came together to host a two-day bilingual conference on the three-way relationships between Sun Yat-sen, Nanyang and the 1911 Revolution in October 2010 in Singapore. This volume is a collection of papers in English presented at the conference. While there are extensive research and voluminous publications on Sun Yat-sen and the 1911 Revolution, it was felt that less had been done on the Southeast Asian connections. Thus this volume tries to chip in some original and at times provocative analysis on not only Sun Yat-sen and the 1911 Revolution but also contributions from selected Southeast Asian countries.

344 pages, Hardcover

First published October 13, 2011

Reviews

[Scott Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two really strong articles. Keynote by Wang Gungwu was excellent. However, several pieces were lacking in original material.

[Comicad · Rating 4 out of 5]

The “Mother of Revolution” had no decisive role in the final delivery of the republican baby despite the epithet which has remained in circulation up to the present day.

- 5. Umbilical Ties: The Framing of Overseas Chinese as the Mother of Revolution

In some ways, the problems of Sun Yat-Sen were the problems of an outsider trying to become an insider to translate the new categories into action within China.

- Concluding Remarks

Light 4. Despite its scholarly nature, this expectedly tough read was fortunately expectedly enlightening, with some of the best-kept secrets concerning the three terms it scrutinises being revealed in essays like Huang’s, Wongsurawat’s, and Major’s.