Screen LibraryThe art of doing good：charity in late Ming China
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University of California Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Berkeley |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 405 p.: maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780520253636 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520253639 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D632 |
| CLC: | D632.1-09 |
| Call Number: | D632.1-09/S651 |
| Contents: |
"A Philip E. Lilienthal book"--Prelim. p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-368) and index. Part One New Routines: Associations for Doing Good -- 1. Societies for Liberating Animals -- 2. Early Benevolent Societies and Their Visionary Leaders -- 3. The Benevolent Society among Its Alternatives -- 4. Lectures for the Poor; and the Rich -- 5. A Benevolent Society Viewed from the Margins -- Part Two Enacting Charitable Routines during a Crisis -- 6. Mobilizing Food Relief -- 7. Aligning with Officials -- 8. Medical Relief and Other Good Deeds -- 9. Beliefs in Charity; and the Rhetoric of Beliefs -- Conclusion: From Moral Transformation toward the Legitimation of Wealth. |