This work examines the significance of the local-self-government movement in China between 1898 and 1911. It argues that it was separate from the phenomenon of provincial assemblies and constitutionalism in general.
This work examines the significance of the local-self-government movement in China between 1898 and 1911. It argues that it was separate from the phen...
Long described as lost, this report was the result of Mao Zedong's investigation in 1930 of the people, economy, society, and history of the obscure rural county of Xunwu in South China. An extraordinary document that far exceeds in scope and depth Mao's other investigative reports on rural China. The report is a rich source of information on rural administration, commerce, transportation, communication, education, land tenure, taxation, religion, diverse social relations and practices and struggle in one obscure area that was a microcosm of China. Thompson has translated and presented Mao's...
Long described as lost, this report was the result of Mao Zedong's investigation in 1930 of the people, economy, society, and history of the obscure r...
