LEADER 03181nam 2200457 450 001 9910816452503321 005 20230126210456.0 010 $a988-237-716-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000004835938 035 $a(OCoLC)1011626438 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse60121 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5433701 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5433701 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000004835938 100 $a20200123d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCivilizing the Chinese, competing with the West $estudy societies in late Qing China /$fChen Hon Fai 210 1$aHong Kong :$cChinese University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (1 PDF (xxxix, 276 pages)) 300 $aRevision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. 311 $a962-996-634-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aPreface / by Jack Barbalet -- Introduction -- 1. Civilization and its double : genealogy of an essentially contested concept -- 2. Modernity, nationalism and the making of society in late Qing : historical and theoretical perspectives -- 3. Religion, society and the reinvention of Confucian civilization : study societies in the reform era -- 4. Confucian religion in action : the Southern Study Society in Hunan -- 5. Nationalism, military citizenship and civilization : study societies in the revolutionary era -- 6. From social practice to political action : civilization and violence in the making of revolution -- 7. Civilization and social transformation : the moral milieus and local contexts of the study society movement -- 8. Local militarization, semi-colonial commercialization and patterns of gentry dominance : the outcomes of the study society movement. 330 $aThis book explores the development of late 19th century study societies in China against the context of the decline of the imperial Qing government and its control on ideological production, widespread social unrest, and intrusions by Western imperialist states. The author uncovers the history of civil society activism in China by examining the study societies in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hunan, which were organized around the goal of promoting and defending the Confucian religion. Illustrating a facet of the civil society that emerged in China as a reaction to the influences of Christianity, the modernization of Confucianism, and nationalist state formation, this study extends understanding of the unique and complex processes of Chinese political and cultural modernization in ways that differed from that of Western societies. 606 $aLearned institutions and societies$zChina$xHistory 607 $aChina$xIntellectual life$y1644-1912 615 0$aLearned institutions and societies$xHistory. 676 $a951.03 700 $aChen$b Hon Fai$0926589 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816452503321 996 $aCivilizing the Chinese, competing with the West$94076250 997 $aUNINA