Of Camel Kings and Other Things - Rural Rebels Against Modernity in Late Imperial China

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. 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.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Prologue Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Anti-New Policy Rural Activism in Historical Context: Taiping and Boxer Preludes Chapter 4 Laiyang, Shandong: Qu Shiwen and the Four Mountains Chapter 5 Excerpt from Water Margin Chapter 6 Zunhua, Zhili: Camel King Wang at the Foot of the Great Wall Chapter 7 Excerpt from Three Kingdoms Chapter 8 Weiyuan, Sichuan: Heaven-Protected Liu Xiangting Among the Red Lanterns Chapter 9 Excerpt from Journey to the West Chapter 10 Lianzhou, Guangdong: The Greenwood, Tongmenghui Alliance Chapter 11 Chuansha, Jiangsu: Ding Fei and Her Vegetarian Sisterhood in Resistance to Reform Chapter 12 Conclusion Chapter 13 Epilogue Chapter 14 Glossary

About the author

By Roxann Prazniak

Summary

This study offers a critical perspective on political and economic modernization during a key turning point in world history. From the perspective of village activists across China, this book tells of the farmers who opposed constitutional reform in the early 20th century.

Product details

• Authors: Roxann Prazniak, Prazniak Roxann
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.1999
• EAN: 9780847690060
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9006-0
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Series: State & Society in East Asia; State & Society in East Asia; State and Society in East Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Rural communities, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political structure & processes, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Asian History, Demonstrations & protest movements, Political structure and processes