Strangers at the Gate,9780520212398

Strangers at the Gate

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780520212398
ISBN10: 0520212398
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-01-01
Publisher(s): Univ of California Pr
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Summary

Now available again, this pioneering work examines one of the most controversial periods in Chinese history: the relationship between the Chinese civil and military authorities and the British trading community in Guangdong province on the eve of the Taiping Rebellion, one the most calamitous events in Chinese history. Wakeman shows how prevailing rural discontent, urban riots, secret society activity, and the imbalance of class and clan affected the mechanisms of regional power and gentry control, demonstrating the progression of rebellion and the historical inevitability of revolution.

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Figures, and Tables
xi
Introduction 1(10)
PART ONE SAN-YUAN-LI The Politics of Patriotism 1839-1841 11(50)
I The San-yuan-li Incident
11(11)
II The Militia of Kwangtung
22(7)
III The Gentry and San-yuan-li
29(13)
IV Traitor in Our Midst
42(10)
V We and They
52(9)
PART TWO STRANGERS AT THE GATE The Politics of Resistance 1842-1849 61(48)
VI Righteous or Rebellious?
61(10)
VII The Entry Dilemma
71(10)
VIII Huang-chu-ch'i: Time Runs Out
81(9)
IX The Victory of 1849
90(19)
PART THREE REBELLION AND REACTION The Politics of Localism 1850-1856 109(50)
X Class and Clan
109(8)
XI The Secret Societies of South China
117(9)
XII Kwangtung and the Taiping Rebellion
126(6)
XIII The Circle Tightens
132(7)
XIV The Red Turban Revolt
139(10)
XV The Purge
149(10)
PART FOUR CANTON CONQUERED The Politics of Collaboration 1857-1861 159(18)
XVI The Capture of the City
159(5)
XVII The Kwangtung Militia Bureau
164(4)
XVIII The Resistance Movement
168(6)
XIX Departure
174(3)
APPENDIXES 177(20)
NOTES 197(28)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 225(24)
GLOSSARY 249(8)
INDEX 257

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