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Cambridge University Press Social Transformation in Modern China The State and Local Elites in Henan 1900-1937 by Xin Zhang
The Sources And Nature Of China'S Transformation From A Traditional To A Modern Society--Accelerated In The Early Twentieth Century By The Downfall Of The Qing Dynasty, The Advent Of Foreign Technology And Increasing Commercialization--Are Critical Issues For The Study Of Modern China. In This Book, Xin Zhang Uses The Case Of Local Elites And The Power Structure Of Henan Province, In North-Central China, To Demonstrate How Local Politics First Transformed Local Society, Challenged The State, And Eventually Influenced Change Across China.