State and civil society in late Qing China: the case of provincial assemblies.

by Susan Blumberg Liu.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-116).ACKNOWLEDGMENTSABSTRACTDECLARATIONCHAPTERChapter I. --- NTRODUCTION --- p.1Civil Society as a Theoretical ConceptRelevance of ThesisOrganization of ThesisChapter II. --- CIVIL SOCIETY AND LATE IMPERIAL CHINA --- p.11Habermas and the Public SphereHabermas as Applied to the Chinese CaseRecent Debate on Civil Society in Late-Qing ChinaRankin versus WakemanRowe versus WakemanRecent Discussion on Civil Society in Contemporary ChinaThe Question of AutonomyCivil Society with Chinese CharacteristicsGathered CommentsChapter III. --- THE DYNAMICS OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE LATE-QING ERA --- p.44The Emergence of a New PublicSocial Class CorrelationThe ConstitutionalistsWomen in Late-Qing ChinaThe Press and Public OpinionChapter IV. --- THE MOVEMENT FOR ESTABLISHING PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES --- p.63Getting StartedThe ElectionsChapter V. --- THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES COMMENCE --- p.75The Nature of the AssembliesInteraction and Organization of the Assembly MembersChapter VI. --- TWO CASE STUDIES FROM THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES --- p.83The Jiangsu AssemblyOrganization and PreparationThe Assembly CommencesZhang Jian: Example of the New Gentry in Late-Qing ChinaThe Hubei AssemblyOrganization and PreparationThe Assembly CommencesChapter VII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.107The Fate of the AssembliesAnalysis of FindingsLasting Implications of Civil Society in ChinaBIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.11