The Origins of an Heroic Image: Sun Yat-sen in London, 1896-1897 (East Asian Historical Monographs)

Published on the 120th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth, this book illuminates the myriad contradictions of Sun Yat-sen's life. Beginning with the London kidnapping incident of 1896, it traces the discrepancies between Sun Yat-sen's activities and his alleged fabrication of events, bringing to light the attempts of this legendary--and controversial--figure to project a heroic image of himself.Wong, John Y. is the author of 'The Origins of an Heroic Image: Sun Yat-sen in London, 1896-1897 (East Asian Historical Monographs)', published 1986 under ISBN 9780195840803 and ISBN 0195840801.