Protest with Chinese characteristics : demonstrations, riots, and petitions in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

List of Figures . . ix
List of Tables . . xi
Illustrations of Chinese Protest from Qing Times to Present (photo insert between pages 134 and 135)
Preface . . xiii

INTRODUCTION . . 1
1 MARKET EXPANSION, STATE CENTRALIZATION, AND NEO-CONFUCIANISM IN QING CHINA . . 21
2 DOCUMENTING THE THREE WAVES OF MiD-QiNG PROTEST . . 47
3 FILIAL-LOYAL DEMONSTRATIONS, 1740-1759 . . 68
4 RIOTS INTO REBELLION, 1776-1795 . . 102
5 RESISTANCE AND PETITIONS, 1820-1839 . . 135
6 MIO-QING PROTESTS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE . . 168
EPILOGUE: THE PAST IN THE PRESENT . . 194

Notes . . 203
References . . 209
Glossary . . 231
Index . . 237