Xiaoqun Xu makes a compelling and original contribution to the study of China's modernization with this book on the rise of professional associations in Republican China in their birthplace of Shanghai, and of their political and socio-cultural milieu. This 2001 book is rich in detail about the key professional and political figures and organizations in Shanghai, filling an imp...(展开全部)

Xiaoqun Xu makes a compelling and original contribution to the study of China's modernization with this book on the rise of professional associations in Republican China in their birthplace of Shanghai, and of their political and socio-cultural milieu. This 2001 book is rich in detail about the key professional and political figures and organizations in Shanghai, filling an imp...(展开全部)

Xiaoqun Xu makes a compelling and original contribution to the study of China's modernization with this book on the rise of professional associations in Republican China in their birthplace of Shanghai, and of their political and socio-cultural milieu. This 2001 book is rich in detail about the key professional and political figures and organizations in Shanghai, filling an imp...(展开全部)

Xiaoqun Xu makes a compelling and original contribution to the study of China's modernization with this book on the rise of professional associations in Republican China in their birthplace of Shanghai, and of their political and socio-cultural milieu. This 2001 book is rich in detail about the key professional and political figures and organizations in Shanghai, filling an imp...(展开全部)

The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are being taken over by a variety of organizations which, whatever their precise natu...(展开全部)

The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are being taken over by a variety of organizations which, whatever their precise natu...(展开全部)

Dust jacket notes: "The breakdown of the monarchic system and the success of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 was due largely to the growth of semi-private armies and the rise of the militarists to a position that enabled them to seize power. The basic objectives of this study are twofold: first, to portray the weaknesses of the traditional armed forces - as evidenced by their fa...(展开全部)

To a degree uncommon among Chinese cities, Republican Shanghai had no center. Its territory was divided among three (sometimes more) municip al governments integrated into various national states and empires. Yet, amidst deep cleavages, the city functioned as a coherent whole. What held Shanghai together? This book answers that question.

To a degree uncommon among Chinese cities, Republican Shanghai had no center. Its territory was divided among three (sometimes more) municip al governments integrated into various national states and empires. Yet, amidst deep cleavages, the city functioned as a coherent whole. What held Shanghai together? This book answers that question.

作者简介 本杰明·I·史华慈，美国著名历史学家和政治学家，中国问题研究专家。哈佛大学历史与政治学教授，兼费正清研究中心副主任。美国历史协会会员，亚洲研究会会员。《中国季刊》和《哈佛亚洲研究会杂志》编委会成员。1999年逝世。早年获哈佛大学历史学博士学位。1951—1956年任哈佛大学中国经济政治研究计划委员会委员。1960年任哈佛大学历史与政治学教授直至逝世。 主要著作有：《中国的共产主义与毛泽东的崛起》（1951）、《中国共产主义文献史》（1954）、《毛泽东主义的“传说”的传说》（1960）、《共产主义与中国：思想和变革》（1968）、《古代中国的思想世界》（1985）、《中国研究》（1990）等。