List of Illustrations ........................................................ix
Acknowledgments ........................................................ xi
About the Contributors ....................................................
1 Dragons, Tigers, and Dogs: An Introduction
Robert J. Antony and Jane Kate Leonard ..................................1
2 Subcounty Officials, the State, and Local Communities in
Guangdong Province, 1644-1860
Robert J. Antony ....................... ...... ........................27
3 Crisis Management and Institutional Reform: The Expectant
Officials in the Late Qing
Philip Yuen-sang Leung ............... ........................... 61
4 Maintaining the Equilibrium: Balancing the Interests
of Commerce and Local Government
Richard Lufrano ..................................................... 79
5 The Civil Role of Sojourner and Trade Associations in
Shanghai During the Qing Period
Zhang Zhongmin .................................................. 103
6 Dike Building and Repair in the Three-River Microregion,
1686-1926: Patterns in Practical Governance
R. Keith Schoppa ................................................. 129
7 Managing Corruption in Code and Practice: The Prosecution
ofJiang Zhou and Qian Du
Nancy Park ........................................................... 155
8 Negotiating Across the Boundaries of State Power:
Organizing the 1826 Sea Transport Experiment
Jane Kate Leonard ............................................... 183
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