After the Prosperous Age

State and Elites in Early Nineteenth-Century Suzhou

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ISBN 9780674737174

Publication Date: 01/18/2016

306 pages

6 x 9 inches

1 halftone, 9 line illustrations, 2 maps

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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

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