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Brotherhoods and Secret Societies in Early and Mid-Qing China: The Formation of a Tradition
Brotherhoods and Secret Societies in Early and MidQing China The Formation of a Tradition
Author: David Ownby
This study examines the emergence and evolution in China of a tradition of popular organization generally known under the rubric of ?secret society.? The author suggests that the secret society is properly understood as one variety of the ?brotherhood association,? a category that encompasses a range of popular fraternal organizations that flour...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804726511
ISBN-10: 0804726515
Publication Date: 9/1/1996
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Stanford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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