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1 online resource |
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Preface / by Jack Barbalet -- Introduction -- 1. Civilization and its double : genealogy of an essentially contested concept -- 2. Modernity, nationalism and the making of society in late Qing : historical and theoretical perspectives -- 3. Religion, society and the reinvention of Confucian civilization : study societies in the reform era -- 4. Confucian religion in action : the Southern Study Society in Hunan -- 5. Nationalism, military citizenship and civilization : study societies in the revolutionary era -- 6. From social practice to political action : civilization and violence in the making of revolution -- 7. Civilization and social transformation : the moral milieus and local contexts of the study society movement -- 8. Local militarization, semi-colonial commercialization and patterns of gentry dominance : the outcomes of the study society movement. |
| Summary |
This book explores the development of late 19th century study societies in China against the context of the decline of the imperial Qing government and its control on ideological production, widespread social unrest, and intrusions by Western imperialist states. The author uncovers the history of civil society activism in China by examining the study societies in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hunan, which were organized around the goal of promoting and defending the Confucian religion. Illustrating a facet of the civil society that emerged in China as a reaction to the influences of Christianity, the modernization of Confucianism, and nationalist state formation, this study extends understanding of the unique and complex processes of Chinese political and cultural modernization in ways that differed from that of Western societies. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Learned institutions and societies -- China -- History.
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Learned institutions and societies. |
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China. |
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History. |
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China -- Politics and government -- 1644-1912.
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Politics and government. |
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1644-1912 |
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China -- Civilization -- 1644-1912.
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Civilization. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chen, Hon Fai. Civilizing the Chinese, competing with the West. Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, [2017] 9629966344 9789629966348 (OCoLC)880566059 |
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9789882377165 (electronic book) |
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9882377165 (electronic book) |
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9629966344 |
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9789629966348 |
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