The wobbling pivot, China since 1800 : an interpretive history
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The wobbling pivot, China since 1800 : an interpretive history
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
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- : pbk
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"不中庸"--Cover
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: hardcover ISBN 9781405160797
Description
This comprehensive but concise narrative of China since the eighteenth century builds its story around the delicate relationship between central government and local communities.
Rejects the traditional view of China as a wholly harmonious society based on principles of stability - the Unwobbling Pivot of Ezra Pound's translation of the Chinese classic Zhongyong
Provides an original interpretation, arguing that developments can be explained through an understanding of China's surprising swings between centralization and decentralization, between local initiative and central authoritarianism
Serves as an introduction to the subject, while readers with a background in Chinese history will find the book offers a personal perspective and addresses long-standing interpretive issues
Supported by a variety of timelines, maps, illustrations, and extensive notes for further reading
Places China's history within the context of global change
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations. List of Maps.
Foreword and Acknowledgments.
Prelude.
Timeline.
1. The Wobbling Pivot.
2. Sources of Order Under the Qing Empire.
3. Sources of Disorder Under the Qing Empire.
4. Essay: Strategic Borders.
5. Qing and the World.
6. Essay: Rebel Heroines.
7. Visionaries.
8. Essay: Hunan Takes the Lead.
9. Essay: Water.
10. Beiyang Ascendancy.
11. Cultural Revolution.
12. Essay: Manchus as Minorities.
13. War.
14. The Ubiquitous Center.
15. Essay: Minerals.
16. Essay: Health Risks.
17. Gravity.
Bibliography.
Index.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9781405160803
Description
This comprehensive but concise narrative of China since the eighteenth century builds its story around the delicate relationship between central government and local communities.
Rejects the traditional view of China as a wholly harmonious society based on principles of stability - the Unwobbling Pivot of Ezra Pound's translation of the Chinese classic Zhongyong
Provides an original interpretation, arguing that developments can be explained through an understanding of China's surprising swings between centralization and decentralization, between local initiative and central authoritarianism
Serves as an introduction to the subject, while readers with a background in Chinese history will find the book offers a personal perspective and addresses long-standing interpretive issues
Supported by a variety of timelines, maps, illustrations, and extensive notes for further reading
Places China's history within the context of global change
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vii
List of Maps viii
Foreword and Acknowledgments ix
Prelude xi
Timeline xv
1 The Wobbling Pivot 1
2 Sources of Order Under the Qing Empire 21
3 Sources of Disorder Under the Qing Empire 44
4 Essay: Strategic Borders 66
5 Qing and the World 70
6 Essay: Rebel Heroines 98
7 Visionaries 100
8 Essay: Hunan Takes the Lead 126
9 Essay: Water 129
10 Beiyang Ascendancy 133
11 Cultural Revolution 155
12 Essay: Manchus as Minorities 177
13 War 180
14 The Ubiquitous Center 207
15 Essay: Minerals 240
16 Essay: Health Risks 243
17 Gravity 246
Bibliography 274
Index 295
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