Local Mobility and Its Transcendence (Late Qing Charitable Relief and Metamorphosis in Modern China)

Author: Zhu Hu
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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 benevolent relief, this book thoroughly draws on and reflects on relevant research achievements 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 research on the history of modern Chinese famine relief. From the broader context of late Qing social changes, the author analyzes the relationship between late Qing benevolent relief and social transformation with a unique perspective, particularly the intricate interactive relationship between late Qing benevolent relief and China's modern industrialization process. This offers important and inspiring new insights for exploring the "process of modernization in China." The author conducts compelling analyses across multiple levels, including tradition and modernity, endogenous dynamics and external conflicts, the state and society, and locality versus universality. Furthermore, the author offers their own judgments on the underlying research models, especially the debate between the "shock-response" and "China-centered" paradigms, providing valuable references for readers.