In an effort to bring microhistory into studies of modern China, Di Wang＇s latest book studies one of the most influential secret societies, Paoge 袍哥, another name of Gowned Brothers or the Sworn Brotherhood Socie...In an effort to bring microhistory into studies of modern China, Di Wang＇s latest book studies one of the most influential secret societies, Paoge 袍哥, another name of Gowned Brothers or the Sworn Brotherhood Society 哥老会 in Sichuan, with aparticular focus on the rise and fall of one Paoge family during 1940＇s rural China.展开更多
Known as the wife of the famous British merchant Mr.Archibald John Little,Mrs.Archibald Little left many writings on local Chinese customs and cultures.However,more renowned is her consistent advocacy for Chinese wome...Known as the wife of the famous British merchant Mr.Archibald John Little,Mrs.Archibald Little left many writings on local Chinese customs and cultures.However,more renowned is her consistent advocacy for Chinese women's emancipation from foot binding,not only by establishing a“Natural Feet Society”in Shanghai,but also by giving numerous anti-footbinding speeches in Chinese cities.One particularly noticeable speech was given in Hong Kong in 1900.It received significant reactions from different social groups.Using Mrs.Little's own memoir and Hong Kong media coverage,we may be able to reveal the intertwined discursive competition surrounding the anti-footbinding movement.Motivated by a sense of mission to“enlighten,”Mrs.Little was a self-aware“civilized”savior.However,local newspaper reports on her anti-footbinding tour reflected little about the clash of civilizations but their exaggerated concern on the national subjugation and genocide.These two interpretations joined a competition to explain the anti-footbinding movement in late Qing China.展开更多
文摘In an effort to bring microhistory into studies of modern China, Di Wang＇s latest book studies one of the most influential secret societies, Paoge 袍哥, another name of Gowned Brothers or the Sworn Brotherhood Society 哥老会 in Sichuan, with aparticular focus on the rise and fall of one Paoge family during 1940＇s rural China.
文摘Known as the wife of the famous British merchant Mr.Archibald John Little,Mrs.Archibald Little left many writings on local Chinese customs and cultures.However,more renowned is her consistent advocacy for Chinese women's emancipation from foot binding,not only by establishing a“Natural Feet Society”in Shanghai,but also by giving numerous anti-footbinding speeches in Chinese cities.One particularly noticeable speech was given in Hong Kong in 1900.It received significant reactions from different social groups.Using Mrs.Little's own memoir and Hong Kong media coverage,we may be able to reveal the intertwined discursive competition surrounding the anti-footbinding movement.Motivated by a sense of mission to“enlighten,”Mrs.Little was a self-aware“civilized”savior.However,local newspaper reports on her anti-footbinding tour reflected little about the clash of civilizations but their exaggerated concern on the national subjugation and genocide.These two interpretations joined a competition to explain the anti-footbinding movement in late Qing China.
