44 The Boxer Rebellion: Causes and Consequences

 

 

 

 

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The Boxer Rebellion: Causes and Consequences.- Chinese Conservatism.

About the author

One of the best sinologists of modern times, Guy Alitto is an American academic in the History and East Asian Languages and Civilization Departments at the University of Chicago. He is known in China for revitalizing the scholarship on Chinese Confucian scholar Liang Shuming. He is best known in America for his scholarship and for his role as translator for the first official Chinese delegations to the United States after Richard Nixon’s first visits to China.

Summary

This lecture explores the historical significance, nature, and causes of the Boxer Rebellion, focusing particularly on events in Beijing in the year 1900. It explores why the movement is important, highlighting its impact on China's international reputation, its role as the last stand of Chinese conservatism, and its devastating aftermath, including financial repercussions and foreign intervention. Additionally, the lecture examines the nature of the Boxers, tracing their origins as a dissident Buddhist sect and their evolution into an anti-dynastic and anti-foreign organization. Furthermore, it delves into the unusual climatic conditions and hostility towards foreigners that fueled the rebellion, as well as the spread of rumors and tensions between missionaries and local elites.

Product details

• Authors: Guy S. Alitto
• Publisher: Springer EN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Mixed media product
• Release: 13.06.2026
• EAN: 9789819566853
• ISBN: 978-981-9566-85-3
• Illustrations: Approx. 20 p. Book + Online Course.
• Series: The Uniqueness of Chinese Civilization in World History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Eastern philosophy; China, Kulturwissenschaften, Asiatische Geschichte, Cultural Studies, History of China, Chinese philosophy, Boxer Rebellion, Anti-Foreign Sentiment, Hostility Towards Foreigners, Spread of Rumors, Chinese Conservatism