Modern Times: A Brief History of Enlightenment Translated by John A

Translated by John A

from the Golden Era of the T'ang Dynasty to the present day

Barrett and Lawrence Wang-chi Wong

the only one of its kind in English

from the supernatural to historical documentation

Modern Times: A Brief History of Enlightenment Translated by John ABy Li Boyuan Translated by Douglas Lancashire 1996 522 pages ISBN 962 7255 16 5 Li Boyuan's (1867 1906) observations on late Nineteenth Century China strike late Twentieth Century readers with remarkable freshness. The second half of the Nineteenth Century saw the emergence of a new consciousness in Chinese society. Questions concerning China's position in the world and her relationship with Western powers were the subject of nationwide discussion.