"Contributions to Chinese Nationalism of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Founder of the" by Mary Leah Smith
 

Date of Award

6-1965

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

Abstract

In life, a seeming failure; in death, apotheosized. This was true of Sun Wen, Sun Chang Shan, Taung-li , or most commonly, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Republic of China and probably the first real Chinese nationalist. His life was a dedication to the salvation of China through his doctrine of the San Minchui or Three Principles. His death, on March 12, 1925, left that life-work not only incomplete, but also subject to interpretation and distortion by hi s followers and critics. Both used his posthumous veneration to their own advantage. Today, Dr. Sun Yat-sen has a place in the People's Republic of China, a republic that is a perversion of the one he envisaged.

Comments

k Graduate Essay submitted to the Department of History, Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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