This analysis of the social and political transformations which took place in Beijing during a period of chaos and revolution examines the processes by which Chinese people of different classes were drawn into political participation and developed a political consciousness.
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Excellent, a masterpiece on the growth of Beijing,
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This review is from: Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s (Paperback)
David Strand takes a large scale topic, namely the rise of Beijing in the early part of the century, and magnificently weaves a compelling tale. He covers all facets of city life, and in doing so, paints a vivid, and historically significant portrayal of life in 1920s Beijing. The book is definitely an important study and should be read by all who have any interest in China.
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Brilliant study; meticulous, original research.,
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A masterpiece of historical research and writing.Brilliant study; meticulous, original research. A model for historians. Wish that I had wrote it.
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One of the best books on Republican China,
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I first came across this book when I was a graduate student in the China programme at London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). It is certainly one of the best works on early 20th century China.
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Broad avenues, parks, and public squares open up the contemporary urban world to the mass assemblies essential to modern commerce, culture, and politics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
streetcar riot, rickshaw trade, xiaoxiao ceyan, rickshaw men, rickshaw garages, xue fie, rickshaw travel, rickshaw man, streetcar workers, streetcar development, ziliao xuanbian, xue jie, rickshaw pullers, streetcar men, courtyard tenements, policed society, streetcar travel, merchants union, dissident unions, streetcar company, old faction, labor bosses, police reformers, citywide level, commercial guilds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zhang Yinqing, Zhang Zuolin, Tianan Gate, Lao She, Sun Xueshi, Inner City, Qian Gate, Outer City, Sun Yat-sen, Feng Yuxiang, Duan Qirui, Northern Expedition, May Fourth Movement, Legation Quarter, Zhou Zuomin, May Thirtieth Movement, Beijing University, Chiang Kai-shek, Forbidden City, Xidan Arch, City People Under Siege, Yuan Shikai, Bridge of Heaven, East City, Courtesy of the Library of Congress New!
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Broad avenues, parks, and public squares open up the contemporary urban world to the mass assemblies essential to modern commerce, culture, and politics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
streetcar riot, rickshaw trade, xiaoxiao ceyan, rickshaw men, rickshaw garages, xue fie, rickshaw travel, rickshaw man, streetcar workers, streetcar development, ziliao xuanbian, xue jie, rickshaw pullers, streetcar men, courtyard tenements, policed society, streetcar travel, merchants union, dissident unions, streetcar company, old faction, labor bosses, police reformers, citywide level, commercial guilds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zhang Yinqing, Zhang Zuolin, Tianan Gate, Lao She, Sun Xueshi, Inner City, Qian Gate, Outer City, Sun Yat-sen, Feng Yuxiang, Duan Qirui, Northern Expedition, May Fourth Movement, Legation Quarter, Zhou Zuomin, May Thirtieth Movement, Beijing University, Chiang Kai-shek, Forbidden City, Xidan Arch, City People Under Siege, Yuan Shikai, Bridge of Heaven, East City, Courtesy of the Library of Congress New!
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- Guilds of Peking (Columbia Studies in the Social Sciences) by John S. Burgess on 4 pages
- Prison Notebooks, Volume 3 (vol. 3) by Antonio Gramsci on 4 pages
- The City in Late Imperial China (Reith Lectures) by G. William Skinner in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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