Water Lords

Lei Zhang, Ph.D. (2017), Syracuse University, is an associate professor of history at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. His research interests focus on urban history, environmental history, and historical geography in modern China.

• List of Figures and Tables Introduction1 The Structure of This Book1 The Creation of the Water Regime, 1644–19001 Introduction2 Bitter Sea: the Scarcity of Drinkable Water3 Safe Water: the Security of Drinking Water4 State Providers: Water Supply in the Inner City5 Private Providers: Water Supply in the Outer City6 The Regime of the Water Carriers7 Conclusion 2 Foreign Well Water, 1900–19091 Drinking Water and the Boxer Rebellion2 Japanese Well-Drilling in Beijing3 Foreign Wells in the Inner City4 Foreign Wells in the Outer City5 Conclusion 3 New Water, Old Carriers, 1910–19231 The Foreign Proposal for Running Water2 The Construction of Capital Waterworks3 The Running Water Regime4 The Foreign Well Water Regime5 The Challenges of the Water Regime5.1 The Internal Challenges5.2 The Changing Nature of the Street6 Conclusion 4 The Making of the Water Lords, 1924–19271 Organizing the Carriers’ Association2 The Politics of the Shoulder Pole3 The State and the Water Lords4 The Residents and the Water Lords5 Conclusion 5 Hygienic Water: Down with the Water Lords,1928–19371 Reorganizing the Carriers’ Association2 Creating Hygienic Water2.1 The Hygiene of Well Water2.2 The Installation of Well Covers2.3 The Construction of the Model Well2.4 The Disinfection of Wells2.5 Sanitizing the Water Carriers3 Down with the Water Lords: the Municipal Government and the Carriers4 Down with the Water Lords: The Residents and the Carriers5 Conclusion 6 Epilogue: the Water Regime after 19371 The Water Regime under Japanese Rule2 The Water Regime under Communist Rule BibliographyIndex