Of Camel Kings and Other Things

Rural Rebels Against Modernity in Late Imperial China

AvRoxann Prazniak

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

From the perspective of village activists across China, this book tells the stories of farmers and rural laborers who raised the banner of opposition to constitutional reform during the first decade of the twentieth century. The author brings to life the stories of the Camel King of Zunhua county, Qu Shiwen and the Four Mountains of Laiyang county, and many others who criticized government modernization efforts, known collectively as the New Policy.Using county archives—-including oral histories—-as well as memoirs, periodical literature, missionary records, and official documents both Chinese and foreign, Of Camel Kings and Other Things constructs, from fragmented sources, a coherent historical view vital to our understanding of China's twentieth-century crises and the dilemmas of modernity itself.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-01-14
Mått:151 x 231 x 24 mm
Vikt:485 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:State & Society in East Asia
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780847690077

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Roxann Prazniak is assistant professor of history at the Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, and the author of Dialogues Across Civilizations: Sketches in World History from the Chinese and European Experiences.

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A highly original exploration of an aspect of early twentieth-century Chinese history that has too long lacked full-scale treatment. The research is always impressive and the work is pioneering.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 PrologueChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Anti-New Policy Rural Activism in Historical Context: Taiping and Boxer PreludesChapter 4 Laiyang, Shandong: Qu Shiwen and the Four MountainsChapter 5 Excerpt from Water MarginChapter 6 Zunhua, Zhili: Camel King Wang at the Foot of the Great WallChapter 7 Excerpt from Three KingdomsChapter 8 Weiyuan, Sichuan: Heaven-Protected Liu Xiangting Among the Red LanternsChapter 9 Excerpt from Journey to the WestChapter 10 Lianzhou, Guangdong: The Greenwood, Tongmenghui AllianceChapter 11 Chuansha, Jiangsu: Ding Fei and Her Vegetarian Sisterhood in Resistance to ReformChapter 12 ConclusionChapter 13 EpilogueChapter 14 Glossary