Rethinking state-society relationships: emergence of civil society at Canton in late Qing, 1896-1911.

by Cheng Chi-man, Francis.Thesis submitted in: December 1998.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-199).Abstract also in Chinese.Acknowledgments --- p.iAbstract --- p.iiiList of Figures --- p.vChapter CHAPTER ONE: --- INTRODUCTIONBackground of This Study --- p.1Aims and Objectives --- p.6Conceptual Framework --- p.7Civil Organization --- p.12Civil Society --- p.14State-Society Relationship --- p.15justification of this study --- p.20A Methodological Note --- p.24Chapter Outline --- p.26Chapter CHAPTER TWO: --- CONCEPT OF CIVIL SOCIETY REVISITEDIntroduction --- p.30Western Tradition --- p.35Political Society and Civil Society --- p.36Economic Society and Civil Society --- p.37Paradoxes of Civil Society --- p.39Western Definition of Civil Society --- p.43Eastern Europe Tradition --- p.45Civil Society in Poland --- p.45Chinese Tradition --- p.48Philosophical-moral Reflection in China --- p.50Historical-sociological Reflection in China --- p.53Concluding Remarks --- p.56Chapter CHAPTER THREE: --- "STATE OVERWHELMED SOCIETY: STATE- MERCHANTS RELATIONSHIP FROM EARLY TO MIDDLE QING,"Introduction --- p.59Autocratic Legacies of Qing Dynasty --- p.61Merchants under Autocratic Tradition --- p.64Co-hong System： Representation of State-Merchants Relationship --- p.69Guilds of Merchant： A Long Haul --- p.76Concluding Remarks --- p.80Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: --- "GENERAL BACKGROUND OF MERCHANTS' ORGANIZATIONS AT CANTON IN THE LATE QING,1896-1911"Introduction --- p.84Popular Type of Merchants' Organization --- p.86Semi-official Type of Merchants' Organization --- p.89Concluding Remarks --- p.93Chapter CHAPTER FIVE: --- ANALYSIS OF CANTON GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: REALIZATION OF MERCHANTS' AUTONOMY?Introduction --- p.96Autonomy over Election and Decision Making Process --- p.98Autonomy over Finance --- p.103Autonomy over Activities --- p.106Functions of the Chamber --- p.108Participation in Public Affairs --- p.114Concluding Remarks --- p.120Chapter CHAPTER SIX: --- "DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL-ECONOMIC- CULTURAL DYNAMIC: AN EXPLANATION FOR RISE OF INTERPENETRATED MODE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN CANTON IN THE LATE QING,1896-1911"Introduction --- p.125Decline of State --- p.128Acceleration of Commercialization --- p.135Integration of Merchant Culture --- p.142Concluding Remarks --- p.149Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN: --- CONCLUSIONConcluding Review of Study --- p.154Suffocation of Emerged Civil Society --- p.164Achievement of Idea of Civil Society --- p.167Limitations of Study and Future Development --- p.169Appendices --- p.171Bibliography --- p.177Chinese Bibliography --- p.193Glossary --- p.20