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One. A Twentieth-Century Walled City
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Illustrations IX
- Preface XI
- Acknowledgments XVII
- A Note on Romanization and Currency XIX
- One. A Twentieth-Century Walled City 1
- Two. The Rickshaw: Machine for a Mixed-up Age 20
- Three. Rickshaw Men: Careers of the Laboring Poor 38
- Four. Policemen as Mediators and Street-Level Bureaucrats 65
- Five. Jeweler, Banker, and Restaurateur: Power Struggles in the Beijing Chamber of Commerce 98
- Six. Profits and People's Livelihood: The Politics of Streetcar Development 121
- Seven. Bosses, Guilds, and Work Gangs: Labor Politics and the Sprouts of Unionism 142
- Eight. Citizens in a New Public Sphere: Widening Circles of Political Participation 167
- Nine. City People Under Siege: The Impact of Warlordism 198
- Ten. Union and Faction: Organized Labor in the Wake of the Northern Expedition 222
- Eleven. Machine-Breakers: The Streetcar Riot of October 22,1929 241
- Twelve. Order and Movement in City Politics 284
- Notes 294
- Bibliography 343
- Index 357
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Illustrations IX
- Preface XI
- Acknowledgments XVII
- A Note on Romanization and Currency XIX
- One. A Twentieth-Century Walled City 1
- Two. The Rickshaw: Machine for a Mixed-up Age 20
- Three. Rickshaw Men: Careers of the Laboring Poor 38
- Four. Policemen as Mediators and Street-Level Bureaucrats 65
- Five. Jeweler, Banker, and Restaurateur: Power Struggles in the Beijing Chamber of Commerce 98
- Six. Profits and People's Livelihood: The Politics of Streetcar Development 121
- Seven. Bosses, Guilds, and Work Gangs: Labor Politics and the Sprouts of Unionism 142
- Eight. Citizens in a New Public Sphere: Widening Circles of Political Participation 167
- Nine. City People Under Siege: The Impact of Warlordism 198
- Ten. Union and Faction: Organized Labor in the Wake of the Northern Expedition 222
- Eleven. Machine-Breakers: The Streetcar Riot of October 22,1929 241
- Twelve. Order and Movement in City Politics 284
- Notes 294
- Bibliography 343
- Index 357