| Description |
1 online resource (320 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Conventions; Introduction; Chapter 1: Between Charity and Punishment; Chapter 2: "Parasites upon Society"; Chapter 3: "Living Ghosts" during the Nanjing Decade; Chapter 4: Beggars or Refugees?; Chapter 5: Keeping Company with Ghosts; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In the early twentieth century, a time of political fragmentation and social upheaval in China, poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of the country. Investigating the lives of the urban poor in China during this critical era, Guilty of Indigence examines the solutions implemented by a nation attempting to deal with "society's most fundamental problem." Interweaving analysis of shifting social viewpoints, the evolution of poor relief institutions, and the lived experiences of the urban poor, Janet Chen explores the development of Chinese attitudes toward urban poverty and of policies intended for its alleviation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban poor -- China -- History -- 20th century
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Poverty -- China -- History -- 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
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Poverty
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Social conditions
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Urban poor
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011024446 |
| ISBN |
9781400839988 |
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140083998X |
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1283379694 |
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9781283379694 |
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