by Cheng Chi-man, Francis. / Thesis submitted in: December 1998. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-199). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.i / Abstract --- p.iii / List of Figures --- p.v / Chapter CHAPTER ONE: --- INTRODUCTION / Background of This Study --- p.1 / Aims and Objectives --- p.6 / Conceptual Framework --- p.7 / Civil Organization --- p.12 / Civil Society --- p.14 / State-Society Relationship --- p.15 / justification of this study --- p.20 / A Methodological Note --- p.24 / Chapter Outline --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO: --- CONCEPT OF CIVIL SOCIETY REVISITED / Introduction --- p.30 / Western Tradition --- p.35 / Political Society and Civil Society --- p.36 / Economic Society and Civil Society --- p.37 / Paradoxes of Civil Society --- p.39 / Western Definition of Civil Society --- p.43 / Eastern Europe Tradition --- p.45 / Civil Society in Poland --- p.45 / Chinese Tradition --- p.48 / Philosophical-moral Reflection in China --- p.50 / Historical-sociological Reflection in China --- p.53 / Concluding Remarks --- p.56 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE: --- "STATE OVERWHELMED SOCIETY: STATE- MERCHANTS RELATIONSHIP FROM EARLY TO MIDDLE QING," / Introduction --- p.59 / Autocratic Legacies of Qing Dynasty --- p.61 / Merchants under Autocratic Tradition --- p.64 / Co-hong System： Representation of State-Merchants Relationship --- p.69 / Guilds of Merchant： A Long Haul --- p.76 / Concluding Remarks --- p.80 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: --- "GENERAL BACKGROUND OF MERCHANTS' ORGANIZATIONS AT CANTON IN THE LATE QING,1896-1911" / Introduction --- p.84 / Popular Type of Merchants' Organization --- p.86 / Semi-official Type of Merchants' Organization --- p.89 / Concluding Remarks --- p.93 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE: --- ANALYSIS OF CANTON GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: REALIZATION OF MERCHANTS' AUTONOMY? / Introduction --- p.96 / Autonomy over Election and Decision Making Process --- p.98 / Autonomy over Finance --- p.103 / Autonomy over Activities --- p.106 / Functions of the Chamber --- p.108 / Participation in Public Affairs --- p.114 / Concluding Remarks --- p.120 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX: --- "DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL-ECONOMIC- CULTURAL DYNAMIC: AN EXPLANATION FOR RISE OF INTERPENETRATED MODE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN CANTON IN THE LATE QING,1896-1911" / Introduction --- p.125 / Decline of State --- p.128 / Acceleration of Commercialization --- p.135 / Integration of Merchant Culture --- p.142 / Concluding Remarks --- p.149 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN: --- CONCLUSION / Concluding Review of Study --- p.154 / Suffocation of Emerged Civil Society --- p.164 / Achievement of Idea of Civil Society --- p.167 / Limitations of Study and Future Development --- p.169 / Appendices --- p.171 / Bibliography --- p.177 / Chinese Bibliography --- p.193 / Glossary --- p.200
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322430 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Contributors | Cheng, Chi-man Francis., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, v, 207 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, 19th century, China, China |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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