Thisbookexploresthedevelopmentoflate19thcenturystudysocietiesinChinaagainstthecontextofthedeclineoftheimperialQinggovernmentanditscontrolonideologicalproduction,widespreadsocialunrest,andintrusionsbyWesternimperialiststates.TheauthoruncoversthehistoryofcivilsocietyactivisminChinabyexaminingthestudysocietiesinShanghai,Beijing,andHunan,whichwereorganizedaroundthegoalofpromotinganddefendingtheConfucianreligion.IllustratingafacetofthecivilsocietythatemergedinChinaasareactiontotheinfluencesofChristianity,themodernizationofConfucianism,andnationaliststateformation,thisstudyextendsunderstandingoftheuniqueandcomplexprocessesofChinesepoliticalandculturalmodernizationinwaysthatdifferedfromthatofWesternsocieties.
CIVILIZING STUDY CHINA CHINESE
