The origins of the Boxer Uprising / Joseph W. Esherick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esherick, Joseph.

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 451 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the summer of 1900, bands of peasant youths from the villages of north China streamed into Beijing to besiege the foreign legations, attracting the attention of the entire world. Joseph Esherick reconstructs the early history of the Boxers, challenging the traditional view that they grew from earlier anti-dynastic sects, and stressing instead the impact of social ecology and popular culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

List of Illustrations

Preface

1. Shandong: Where It All Began

2. Sects, Boxers, and Popular Culture

3. Imperialism, for Christ's Sake

4. The Big Sword Society

5. The Juye Incident

6. Guan County, 1898: The Emergence of the "Boxers United in Righteousness"

7. The Gathering Storm

8. The Spirit Boxers

9. The Inevitable Clash

10. Prairie Fire

Epilogue: Beyond the Idol of Origins

Appendix: The Mid-Qing Yi-he Boxers and the White Lotus

Abbreviations Used in the Notes

Notes

Glossary of Names and Terms

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography (p. 421-440) and index.

ISBN:

9780585104317

058510431X

9780520908963

0520908961

Publisher Number:

2027/heb00382 hdl