Nation, Governance, and Modernity in China Canton, 1900-1927

Name: Nation, Governance, and Modernity in China Canton, 1900-1927
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ISBN: 9780804733618

ISBN-10: 0804733619

ISBN-13: 9780804733618

Edition: 1999

Authors: Michael T. W. Tsin

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Canton was the cradle of the Chinese revolution, and this book offers the first detailed study in English of the city in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Book details

List price: $140.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 1/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Introduction: Social Unity and Modern Governance


The Advent of Society


Canton as a Case Study


The Logic of Modern Governance



In the Name of Society


The Making of Nineteenth-Century Canton


The Nine Charitable Halls


In Search of Society


The Politics of Social Representation


The Limits of Change Under the Old Regime


The Collapse of the Qing



Toward Modernity


Political Landscape


Reordering Canton


The Promise of Industry


Reorganizing Workers



The Contested Nation


Merchants and the Modernist Project


Fiscal Management and Governance


For the Sake of Modernization


The Merchant Corps Incident


Discipline and National Community



Privileging Labor


The Rickshaw Pullers and the May Day Riot


The Oil-Processing Workers and the Machinists


The Railroad Workers


Whither Labor Movement



The Riddle of Mobilization


The Politics of Mobilization


Contesting the Government


Managing the Ranks


Suppressing the Mobilized


Society in Limbo


The Unfinished Project


Epilogue


Character List


Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography


Index