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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231152035

ISBN-139780231152037

eBay Product ID (ePID)150679373

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Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameProtest with Chinese Characteristics : Demonstrations, Riots, and Petitions in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSociology / General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, General, Violence in Society, Asia / China, World / Asian

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Psychology, History

AuthorHo-Fung Hung

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsThis engaging effort to explain the characteristics of three kinds of Chinese social protest across a century when the empire moved from effective government, some economic prosperity, and general social stability to a period of reduced government capacities, economic difficulties, and growing social unrest should be welcomed by all students of collective action., After reading this thought-provoking book, readers will have a better understanding of how Chinese popular movements can usefully be compared with their counterparts in non-China contexts., This is historical sociology done at a particularly high level of both historical and sociological rigor., Ho-fung Hung's book is for early modern China what Charles Tilly's Vendee was for early modern France-a pathbreaking, quantitative study of political protest and the social conditions behind it. Hung demonstrates that the evolution of popular protest in China did not simply recapitulate that of Western Europe; his detailed archival research shows that Chinese society for centuries wrestled with its own unique concepts of state/market and peasant/worker/state relationships, independent of Western influence. This landmark study will change the way we view protest in China, from imperial times to the present day., Ho-fung Hung's book is for early modern China what Charles Tilly's Vendee was for early modern France--a pathbreaking, quantitative study of political protest and the social conditions behind it. Hung demonstrates that the evolution of popular protest in China did not simply recapitulate that of Western Europe; his detailed archival research shows that Chinese society for centuries wrestled with its own unique concepts of state/market and peasant/worker/state relationships, independent of Western influence. This landmark study will change the way we view protest in China, from imperial times to the present day., An excellent example of systematic historical social science. There is much to like in the book-its theoretical clarity, novel evidence, and transparent methodology-but the main contribution lies in Hung's extension and reworking of prior work on early modern European contention to the Chinese case., This is an excellent book, carefully researched, well argued, and well written, and it makes important contributions to the field. Protest with Chinese Characteristics is original and theoretically provocative, and I am not aware of any other book that has done the same work., Ambitious, informative, and stimulating, this study deserves to be widely read. Summing Up: Essential., An excellent example of systematic historical social science. There is much to like in the book -- its theoretical clarity, novel evidence, and transparent methodology -- but the main contribution lies in Hung's extension and reworking of prior work on early modern European contention to the Chinese case., An excellent example of systematic historical social science. There is much to like in the book--its theoretical clarity, novel evidence, and transparent methodology--but the main contribution lies in Hung's extension and reworking of prior work on early modern European contention to the Chinese case., Hung's clear articulation of protest cycles in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century China demands the attention of scholars interested in specific episodes of rebellion and resistance in this period as well as scholars of Qing political economy.

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal303.48/4095109033

Table Of ContentList of Figures List of Tables Illustrations of Chinese Protest from Qing Times to Present Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Market Expansion, State Centralization, and Neo-Confucianism in Qing China Chapter 2. Documenting the Three Waves of Mid-Qing Protest Chapter 3. Filial-Loyal Demonstrations, 1740-1759 Chapter 4. Riots Into Rebellion, 1776-1795 Chapter 5. Resistance and Petitions, 1820-1839 Chapter 6. Mid-Qing Protests in Comparative Perspective Epilogue. The Past in the Present Notes References Index

SynopsisThe origin of political modernity has long been tied to the Western history of protest and revolution, the currents of which many believe sparked popular dissent worldwide. Reviewing nearly one thousand instances of protest in China from the eighteenth to the early-nineteenth centuries, Ho-fung Hung charts an evolution of Chinese dissent that stands apart from Western trends. Hung samples from mid-Qing petitions and humble plaints to the emperor. He revisits rallies, riots, market strikes, and other forms of contention rarely considered in previous studies. Drawing on new world history, which accommodates parallels and divergences between political-economic and cultural developments East and West, Hung shows how the centralization of political power and an expanding market, coupled with a persistent Confucianist orthodoxy, shaped protesters' strategies and appeals in Qing China. This unique form of mid-Qing protest combined a quest for justice and autonomy with a filial-loyal respect for the imperial center, and Hung's careful research ties this distinct characteristic to popular protest in China today. As Hung makes clear, the nature of these protests prove late imperial China was anything but a stagnant and tranquil empire before the West cracked it open. In fact, the origins of modern popular politics in China predate the 1911 Revolution. Hung's work ultimately establishes a framework others can use to compare popular protest among different cultural fabrics. His book fundamentally recasts the evolution of such acts worldwide., Reviewing nearly one thousand instances of protest in China from the eighteenth to the early-nineteenth centuries, Ho-fung Hung charts an evolution of Chinese dissent that stands apart from Western trends. Hung shows how the centralization of political power and an expanding market, coupled with a persistent Confucianist orthodoxy, shaped protesters' strategies and appeals in Qing China. Combining a quest for justice and autonomy with a filial-loyal respect for the imperial center, the form of mid-Qing protest continues to influence popular protest in China today. Hung's work ultimately establishes a framework others can use to compare popular protest across different cultural fabrics.

LC Classification NumberHN733.H86 2013