02930nam 2200613 a 450 99624809930331620221108010957.00-585-10431-X0-520-90896-12027/heb00382(CKB)111000211182174(dli)HEB00382(SSID)ssj0000216484(PQKBManifestationID)12075213(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216484(PQKBWorkID)10198132(PQKB)10487592(MiU)MIU01000000000000005101042(DE-B1597)647946(DE-B1597)9780520908963(EXLCZ)9911100021118217419880907d1987 uy 0engurmnummmmuuuutxtccrThe origins of the Boxer Uprising /Joseph W. EsherickBerkeley University of California Pressc19871 online resource (xix, 451 p. )ill. ;Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-520-06459-3 0-520-05828-3 Includes bibliography (p. 421-440) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Shandong: Where It All Began -- 2. Sects, Boxers, and Popular Culture -- 3. Imperialism, for Christ's Sake -- 4. The Big Sword Society -- 5. The Juye Incident -- 6. Guan County, 1898: The Emergence of the "Boxers United in Righteousness" -- 7. The Gathering Storm -- 8. The Spirit Boxers -- 9. The Inevitable Clash -- 10. Prairie Fire -- Epilogue: Beyond the Idol of Origins -- Appendix: The Mid-Qing Yi-he Boxers and the White Lotus -- Abbreviations Used in the Notes -- Notes -- Glossary of Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- IndexIn the summer of 1900, bands of peasant youths from the villages of north China streamed into Beijing to besiege the foreign legations, attracting the attention of the entire world. Joseph Esherick reconstructs the early history of the Boxers, challenging the traditional view that they grew from earlier anti-dynastic sects, and stressing instead the impact of social ecology and popular culture.ACLS Humanities E-Book.ORIGINS OF THE BOXER UPRISINGEast AsiaHILCCRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle EastHILCCHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCChinaHistoryBoxer Rebellion, 1899-1901East AsiaRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle EastHistory & Archaeology951/.03Esherick Joseph242448American Council of Learned Societies.MiUMiUBOOK996248099303316Origins of the Boxer Uprising1178649UNISA