Violence and order on the Chengdu Plain the story of a secret brotherhood in rural China, 1939-1949 / Di Wang.
| Author/creator | Wang, Di, 1956- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018] |
| Description | xiv, 260 pages ; 23cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : two stories joined in the Chengdu Plain -- A public execution -- A local band of the Gowned Brothers -- Spirituality and customs -- Secret codes and language -- Disciplines and dominance -- A tenant farmer and Paoge master -- Entering the Paoge -- The decline of power -- A family crisis and a rural woman's fate -- Fall of the Paoge -- Looking for the storyteller -- Untangling Paoge myth -- Appendix 1 : Paoge ranks -- Appendix 2 : Lei family tree -- Appendix 3 : selected ritual/festival events -- Appendix 4 : Chinese texts of sayings and poems -- Appendix 5 : brief comments on texts, myth, and history. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-247) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017032564 |
| ISBN | 9781503604834 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781503605305 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |