Civilizing the Chinese, competing with the west : study societies in late Qing China
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
11-2017
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Abstract
This book uncovers the history of civil society activism in China through the development of late 19th century study societies in China against the context of the decline of the Qing government and its controlling power on ideological production, widespread social unrest by Western imperialist states.
The study societies in Shanghai, Beijing and Hunan were organized around the goal of promoting and defending the Confucian religion and represent a facet of the civil society that emerged in China in reaction to the import of Christianity and nationalist state formation.
ISBN
9789629966348
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved. The Chinese University Press.
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chen, H. F. (2017). Civilizing the Chinese, competing with the west: study societies in late Qing China. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.