ABSTRACT
While much attention has been focused on the rise of the modern Chinese nation, little or none has been directed at the emergence of citizenry. This book examines thinkers from the period 1890-1920 in modern China, and shows how China might forge a modern society with a political citizenry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|31 pages
The People, People’s Rights, and Rebellion
The Development of Tan Sitong’s Political Thought
chapter 5|23 pages
From Civil Society to Party Government
Models of the Citizen’s Role in the Late Qing
chapter 6|18 pages
Publicists and Populists
Including the Common People in the Late Qing New Citizen Ideal
chapter 7|29 pages
Local Self-Government
Citizenship Consciousness and the Political Participation of the New Gentry-Merchants in the Late Qing
chapter 10|21 pages
Evolving Prescriptions for Social Life in the Late Qing and Early Republic
From Qunxue to Society