Zheng Guanying : merchant reformer of late Qing China and his influence on economics, politics, and society

303 Pages·2010·1.054 MB·English

by  Zheng, Guanying, Wu, Guo, Zheng, Cheng Kuan-ying

ZHENG GUANYING

ZHENG GUANYING
Merchant Reformer of Late Qing China
and his Influence on
Economics, Politics, and Society
GUO WU
Copyright 2010 Guo Wu
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wu, Guo.
Zheng Guanying, merchant reformer of late Qing China and his infl uence on
economics, politics, and society / Guo Wu.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60497-705-9 (alk. paper)
1. Zheng, Guanying, 1842-1922. 2. Zheng, Guanying, 1842-1922—Political and
social views. 3. Zheng, Guanying, 1842-1922—Infl uence. 4. Philosophers—China—
Biography. 5. Merchants—China—Biography. 6. Social reformers—China—
Biography. 7. China—History—Qing dynasty, 1644-1912. 8. China—Economic
conditions—1644-1912. 9. China—Politics and government—1644-1912.
10. China—Social conditions—1644-1912. I. Title.
B5234.C524W8 2010
951’.035092—dc22
[B]
2010016172

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ABLE OF ONTENTS
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: From “Fragrant Hills” to Shanghai 11
Chapter 2: Zheng as Merchant and Social Activist 35
Chapter 3: M edia, Public Opinion,
and Zheng Guanying 103
Chapter 4: Z heng Guanying and the Seeds
of Chinese Nationalism 143
Chapter 5: Zheng Guanying’s Vision
of the State and Society 175
Chapter 6: In Search of the Dao 221
Conclusion 245
Bibliography 253
Index 287

ZHENG GUANYING