This is a study of Li Hung-chang which represents a collaboration of Li experts among Chinese and Western scholars. The biography examines the beginnings of China's modernisation; the Confucian as a patriot and pragmatist; his formative years, 1823-1866; and other aspects of his life.

Samuel C. Chu, Kwang-Ching Liu

I: Introduction; 1: The Beginnings of China's Modernization; II: The Rise of Li Hung-chang; 2: The Confucian as Patriot and Pragmatist: Li Hung-chang's Formative Years, 1823-1866; 3: Li Hung-chang in Chihli: The Emergence of a Policy, 1870-1875; III: Li in the Role of a National Official; 4: Li Hung-chang and Shen Pao-chen: The Politics of Modernization; 5: The Shanghai-Tientsin Connection: Li Hung-chang's Political Control over Shanghai; 6: Li Hung-chang's Use of Foreign Military Talent: The Formative Period, 1862-1874; IV: Li as Diplomat; 7: The Aims of Li Hung-chang's Policies toward Japan and Korea, 1870-1882; 8: Li Hung-chang and the Liu-ch'iu (Ry?ky?) Controversy, 1871-1881; 9: Li Hung-chang's Suzerain Policy toward Korea, 1882-1894; V: Li as Modernizer; 10: Li Hung-chang and the Kiangnan Arsenal, 1860-1895; 11: Li Hung-chang and Modern Enterprise: The China Merchants' Company, 1872-1885; 12: Li Hung-chang and the Peiyang Navy; VI: Conclusion and Bibliography; 13: Li Hung-chang: An Assessment