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Book SynopsisA comprehensive look at the Boxer Rebellion of 1898-1900, a bloody uprising in north China against native Christians and foreign missionaries.
Trade ReviewThe most adventurous writing on modern Chinese history currently available. History An extraordinary book. It is breathtaking, bold in concept, innovative in methodology, provocative at times, and eminently readable. -- Edmund S. K. Fung Asian Studies Review Cohen offers excellent insight into the idiosyncratics of the Boxer movement, including its ideas, origins, rituals, and development... Highly recommended. Library Journal
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Part I. The Boxers as Event Prologue: The Historically Reconstructed Past 1. The Boxer Uprising: A Narrative History Part 2: The Boxers as Experience Prologue: The Experience Past 2. Drought and the Foreign Presence 3. Mass Spirit Possession 4. Magic and Female Pollution 5. Rumor and Rumor Panic 6. Death Part 3: The Boxers as Myth Prologue: The Mythologized Past 7. The New Culture Movement and the Boxers 8. Anti-Imperialism and the Recasting of the Boxer Myth 9. The Cultural Revolution and the Boxers Conclusion Abbreciations Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
