Insurgent dynamics: The coming of the Chinese rebellions, 1850-1873
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Yang Zhang
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Abbott, Andrew; Zhao, Dingxin
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The University of Chicago
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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327
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Abbott, Andrew; Clemens, Elisabeth S.; Zhao, Dingxin
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-13015-7
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Sociology
Body granting the degree
The University of Chicago
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2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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My dissertation offers a dynamic, relational explanation of the emergence of mid-19th century rebellions in the Qing Empire of China-the bloodiest insurgent civil war in human history. This turbulent era witnessed the formation of widespread and protracted uprisings, including not only the landmark Christian-inspired Taiping Rebellion but also a conjunction of sectarian, ethnic, and religious revolts. Theoretically, my thesis moves beyond the structural, eventful, and endogenous models, and further develops the dynamic model that has been emerging in the field of contentious politics and historical sociology. I employ multiple methods-including subnational and sequential comparison-to analyze a large volume of primary sources such as internal government communications, diaries of officials, records of rebels, memoirs of missionaries, and local sources.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
History; Sociology
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;China;Contentious politics;Dynamic;Qing empire;Rebellion;Relational model;Religion and ethnicity