Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 3
6. The Imperial School System and Education Reform in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century: A Historical Review 18
7. Education and Society in Transition: The Rise of Teachers’ Schools, 1897-1911 38
8. Pursuing Modernization in Trying Times: Teachers’ Schools, 1912-22 71
9. Modernity and the Village: The Emergence of Village Teachers’ Schools, 1922-30 95
10. Nationalizing the Local: Teachers’ Schools in Rural Reconstruction, 1930-37 128
11. Transforming the Revolution: Social and Political Aspects of Teachers’ Schools, 1930-37 159
12. Conclusion 202
13. Notes 208
14. Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms 253
15. Bibliography 266
16. Index 296