Frederic Wakeman Jr
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 540959 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Frederic Wakeman Jr |
| PRENOMES | Frederic |
| SOBRENOME | Wakeman Jr |
| ASSINATURA | JR F W |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 3 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1975 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Telling Chinese History
This superb collection of essays on late imperial and modern Chinese history spans the brilliant forty-year career of the late Frederic E. Wakeman, Jr. Appearing for the first time in one volume, the essays offer richly textured narratives of critical historical events as well as sweeping analyses of China's place in world history. They take us from the late Ming dynasty to the People's Republic—delving into complex issues of Confucianism and int…
Strangers at the Gate
Now available again, this pioneering work examines one of the most controversial periods in Chinese history: the relationship between the Chinese civil and military authorities and the British trading community in Guangdong province on the eve of the Taiping Rebellion, one the most calamitous events in Chinese history. Wakeman shows how prevailing rural discontent, urban riots, secret society activity, and the imbalance of class and clan affected…
Policing Shanghai, 1927-1937
Prewar Shanghai: casinos, brothels, Green Gang racketeers, narcotics syndicates, gun-runners, underground Communist assassins, Comitern secret agents. Frederic Wakeman's masterful study of the most colorful and corrupt city in the world at the time provides a panoramic view of the confrontation and collaboration between the Nationalist secret police and the Shanghai underworld. In detailing the life and politics of China's largest urban center du…
Revolutionary Rites
The Canton trade and the Opium War
The essence of the Canton system by which China's European trade was regulated from 1760 to 1834 was hierarchic subordination: first, of the foreign traders to the licensed Chinese monopolists, known collectively as the 'Cohong'; and second, of the Cohong members to the imperially-appointed superintendent of maritime customs at Canton, known to Westerners as the 'Hoppo'. In legal-political terms, power was exerted downward in this hierarchy. The …
History and Will
History and Will
The Canton trade and the Opium War
The essence of the Canton system by which China's European trade was regulated from 1760 to 1834 was hierarchic subordination: first, of the foreign traders to the licensed Chinese monopolists, known collectively as the 'Cohong'; and second, of the Cohong members to the imperially-appointed superintendent of maritime customs at Canton, known to Westerners as the 'Hoppo'. In legal-political terms, power was exerted downward in this hierarchy. The …
Revolutionary Rites
Policing Shanghai, 1927-1937
Prewar Shanghai: casinos, brothels, Green Gang racketeers, narcotics syndicates, gun-runners, underground Communist assassins, Comitern secret agents. Frederic Wakeman's masterful study of the most colorful and corrupt city in the world at the time provides a panoramic view of the confrontation and collaboration between the Nationalist secret police and the Shanghai underworld. In detailing the life and politics of China's largest urban center du…
Strangers at the Gate
Now available again, this pioneering work examines one of the most controversial periods in Chinese history: the relationship between the Chinese civil and military authorities and the British trading community in Guangdong province on the eve of the Taiping Rebellion, one the most calamitous events in Chinese history. Wakeman shows how prevailing rural discontent, urban riots, secret society activity, and the imbalance of class and clan affected…
Telling Chinese History
This superb collection of essays on late imperial and modern Chinese history spans the brilliant forty-year career of the late Frederic E. Wakeman, Jr. Appearing for the first time in one volume, the essays offer richly textured narratives of critical historical events as well as sweeping analyses of China's place in world history. They take us from the late Ming dynasty to the People's Republic—delving into complex issues of Confucianism and int…
Chinese history and philosophy (4 obras) · History (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · China (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Politics (2 obras) · Power (physics) (2 obras) · 1918-1939 (1 obras) · 1928-1937 (1 obras) · 20th century (1 obras)