- List of Maps and Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I. From State Activism to Elite Activism
- 1. The Ascendant Elite Activism in Local Public Works
- 2. “Civilians Donate and They Manage”: Elite Activism in Hydraulic Works in Suzhou
- 3. Fighting Famine: The Rise of “Civilian-Led Famine Relief”
- II. Cultural Manifestations of Elite Activism
- 4. The Shrine of Local Worthies and the Changing Patterns of the Enshrinement
- 5. Shrine, Images, and Power: The Worship of Former Worthies in Early Nineteenth-Century Suzhou
- 6. State Control of Local Gazetteers and Private Local Literature
- 7. Bandit or Hero? Memories of Zhang Shicheng in Late Imperial and Republican Suzhou
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The Number and Provenance of Eminent Officials and Local Worthies, 1726–1874
- Character List
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
HARVARD-YENCHING INSTITUTE MONOGRAPH SERIES


Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series 101
After the Prosperous Age
State and Elites in Early Nineteenth-Century Suzhou
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Publication Date: 01/18/2016
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