Local Mobility and Its Transcendence: Late Qing Mutual Aid Relief and Metamorphosis in Modern China

Author: Zhu Hu
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Based on a thorough review and reflection of domestic and international research, this book comprehensively and systematically explores the rise and development of late Qing charitable relief, meticulously and deeply reveals the complex process of modernization in China's famine relief efforts, and further expands and deepens 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 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, proposing important and inspiring new insights for exploring the "implementation process of modernization in China." The author conducts compelling analyses across multiple levels, including tradition and modernity, endogenous dynamics and external conflicts, state and society, and locality and universality. Furthermore, the author offers their own judgments on the underlying research models, especially the debate between the "shock-response" and "China-centered perspective" models, providing valuable references for readers.