Chinese bandits

Author: Ran Guanghai
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth account and analysis of bandits in old China, covering both macro and micro perspectives. The main content includes: the emergence, distribution, and harms of bandits; the reasons and types of bandit formation; bandit codes, slang, taboos, and habits; various types of robbery behaviors and methods of bandits. The author has dedicated over a decade to researching the issue of bandits, with rich materials, insightful analysis, compelling narratives, and vivid language, making the book highly engaging. In old China, the problem of bandits was a common yet complex social phenomenon in modern history. Understanding the state of bandits in old China is an important aspect of comprehending modern Chinese history. While some materials on bandits in various regions of old China have been excavated and published, comprehensive and systematic research works remain scarce. Young scholar Ran Guanghai, dedicating his spare time, has put in years of hard work to complete the book "Bandits in China," achieving something of great significance. The author strives to apply the perspective of historical materialism and rich, vivid historical materials to elaborate on the background of bandit emergence and their basic forms and patterns of activity across various regions of China from the late Qing Dynasty to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. He argues for the influence of political, economic, and social conditions in different historical periods on bandit activities, revealing some thought-provoking issues. Additionally, the book introduces the Communist Party of China's views, policies, and achievements regarding the bandit problem over the years. This is a book that appeals to both scholars and general readers.