Local Mobility and Its Transcendence - The Metamorphosis of Modern China in the Late Qing Dynasty

Author: Zhu Ji
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Based on a comprehensive and systematic exploration of the rise and development of late Qing charitable relief, this book thoroughly reflects on and draws upon relevant research findings both domestically and internationally. It meticulously and deeply reveals the complex process of modernization in China's famine relief efforts, further expanding and deepening the study of modern Chinese famine relief history. From the broader context of late Qing social changes, the author analyzes the relationship between late Qing charitable relief and social transformation with a unique perspective, particularly the intricate interactive relationship between late Qing charitable relief and China's modern industrialization process. This offers important and enlightening new insights for exploring the "implementation process of modernization in China." The author conducts compelling analyses across various levels, including tradition and modernity, endogenous dynamics and external conflicts, the state and society, and localism versus universality. Subsequently, the book offers its own judgments on the underlying research models, especially the debate between the "impact-response" and "China-centered" paradigms, providing valuable references for readers.