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The Red Spears, 1916–1949 / Tai Hsüan-chih ; translated by Ronald Suleski ; introduction by Elizabeth Perry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dai, Xuanzhi, 1922- author.
- Series:
- Michigan monographs in Chinese studies ; 54.
- Michigan monographs in Chinese studies ; no. 54
- Standardized Title:
- Hong qiang hui. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hong qiang hui (China).
- Secret societies--China--History.
- Secret societies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 EPUB unpaged) : illustrations; digital file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Before Tai Hsüan-chih's work on the Red Spear Society, the subject was a little understood movement that seemed of only passing interest to scholars of China--intriguing for its peculiar beliefs and rituals, perhaps, but hardly of central importance to modern Chinese history.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- The Red Spears Reconsidered: An Introduction
- Translator's Introduction
- Preface
- Chapter I: Origins of the Red Spears
- Chapter II: Modern China and the Red Spears
- Chapter III: Organization and Beliefs
- Chapter IV: Ceremonies and Ritual Practices
- Chapter V: Offshoots of the Red Spears
- Chapter VI: Transformation of the Red Spears
- Chapter VII: Accomplishments of the Red Spears
- Chapter VIII: Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary
- Series List.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780892640607
- 089264060X
- OCLC:
- 1196231928
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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