Joanna Handlin Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 5523229 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanna Handlin Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanna Handlin |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard-Yenching Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Harriet T. Zurndorfer (Song Hanli 宋漢理)
John W. Dardess. A Political Life in Ming China
That Ming-dynasty emperors, assisted by only some 20,000 officials, could govern their vast territory has awed sixteenth-century Jesuits and modern historians alike. Offering a clue to how the political organization enabled such economy are some 230 extant letters from Xu Jie (1503–1583), who was appointed, in 1552, to the Grand Secretariat and promoted, in 1562, to chief grand secretary, the highest position in the central government, reporting …
Art of Doing Good
An unprecedented passion for saving lives swept through late Ming society, giving rise to charitable institutions that transcended family, class, and religious boundaries. Analyzing lecture transcripts, administrative guidelines, didactic tales, and diaries, Joanna Handlin Smith abandons the facile explanation that charity was a response to poverty and social unrest and examines the social and economic changes that stimulated the fervor for doing…
Social Hierarchy and Merchant Philanthropy as Perceived in Several Late-Ming and Early-Qing Texts
Following the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, literati questioned the social hierarchy, acknowledged merchants as philanthropists, and revised their understanding of gifts and donations. Using several texts (by Tang Zhen and Wei Xi, in particular), this paper proposes that early-Qing literati reconceptualized some of the goals of philanthropy. Where late-Ming philanthropy aimed (among other things) to spread moral instruction and affirm the sup…
Opening and Closing a Dispensary in Shan-Yin County
During the seventeenth century Chinese local elites sponsored charitable activities more visibly and vocally than ever before. One small outcome of the heightened interest in doing good was a dispensary that wealthy residents of Shan-yin county operated for the poor. Using materials relating to the dispensary, this article explores differences between loose associations, formal organizations, and lasting institutions. To understand voluntary coop…
Social Hierarchy and Merchant Philanthropy as Perceived in Several Late-Ming and Early-Qing Texts
Following the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, literati questioned the social hierarchy, acknowledged merchants as philanthropists, and revised their understanding of gifts and donations. Using several texts (by Tang Zhen and Wei Xi, in particular), this paper proposes that early-Qing literati reconceptualized some of the goals of philanthropy. Where late-Ming philanthropy aimed (among other things) to spread moral instruction and affirm the sup…
Opening and Closing a Dispensary in Shan-Yin County
During the seventeenth century Chinese local elites sponsored charitable activities more visibly and vocally than ever before. One small outcome of the heightened interest in doing good was a dispensary that wealthy residents of Shan-yin county operated for the poor. Using materials relating to the dispensary, this article explores differences between loose associations, formal organizations, and lasting institutions. To understand voluntary coop…
Social Hierarchy and Merchant Philanthropy as Perceived in Several Late-Ming and Early-Qing Texts
Following the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, literati questioned the social hierarchy, acknowledged merchants as philanthropists, and revised their understanding of gifts and donations. Using several texts (by Tang Zhen and Wei Xi, in particular), this paper proposes that early-Qing literati reconceptualized some of the goals of philanthropy. Where late-Ming philanthropy aimed (among other things) to spread moral instruction and affirm the sup…
Art of Doing Good
An unprecedented passion for saving lives swept through late Ming society, giving rise to charitable institutions that transcended family, class, and religious boundaries. Analyzing lecture transcripts, administrative guidelines, didactic tales, and diaries, Joanna Handlin Smith abandons the facile explanation that charity was a response to poverty and social unrest and examines the social and economic changes that stimulated the fervor for doing…
John W. Dardess. A Political Life in Ming China
That Ming-dynasty emperors, assisted by only some 20,000 officials, could govern their vast territory has awed sixteenth-century Jesuits and modern historians alike. Offering a clue to how the political organization enabled such economy are some 230 extant letters from Xu Jie (1503–1583), who was appointed, in 1552, to the Grand Secretariat and promoted, in 1562, to chief grand secretary, the highest position in the central government, reporting …
Harriet T. Zurndorfer (Song Hanli 宋漢理)
Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · China (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Asian studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 works) · 1368-1644 (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Beneficiary (1 work)