Culture, Power, and the State

Sinossi

contents

Frontmatter
Introduction 1
1. The Cultural Nexus of Power 15
2. Brokering Rural Administration in the Late Qing 42
3. Building the Modern State in North China 58
4. Lineages and the Political Structure of the Village 86
5. Religion, Power, and the Public Realm in Rural Society 118
6. Networks, Patrons, and Leaders in Village Government 158
7. The State and the Redefinition of Village Community 194
8. The Modernizing State and Local Leadership 217
Conclusion 245
Postscript: The Methodological Limbo of Social History 261
Notes 269
Bibliography 296
Glossary of Chinese Terms 309
Index 315