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Explanatory Note p. xvii The Maturation of Chinese Civilization and New Challenges to Chinese Tradition p. 1 The Chinese Tradition in Retrospect p. 3 Huang Zongxi's Critique of the Chinese Dynastic System p. 4 Waiting for the Dawn: A Plan for the Prince p. 6 Lu Liuliang's Radical Orthodoxy p. 18 Commentaries on the Four Books p. 19 Late Confucian Scholarship: Wang Fuzhi p. 26 Cosmological Foundations p. 28 Wang's "Revision" of Orthodox Neo-Confucianism p. 29 Historical Trends p. 30 The Justification of Social and Cultural Divisions p. 32 The Preservation of Chinese Political and Cultural Integrity p. 34 Gu Yanwu, Beacon of Qing Scholarship p. 35 True Learning: Broad Knowledge and a Sense of Shame p. 36 Preface to Record of the Search for Antiquities p. 38 On the Concentration of Authority at Court p. 38 On Bureaucratic Local Administration, ca. 1660 p. 39 The Han Learning and Text Criticism p. 41 Dai Zhen and Zhang Xuecheng p. 44 Dai Zhen's Text-Critical Moral Philosophy p. 44 Letter to Shi Zhongming Concerning Scholarship p. 46 Letter in Reply to Advanced Scholar Peng Yunchu p. 48 Zhang Xuecheng's Philosophy of History p. 52 "Virtue in the Historian" p. 53 "Virtue in the Writer" p. 55 Women's Learning p. 57 Cui Shu and the Critical Spirit p. 60 Foreword to the Essentials of the Record of Beliefs Investigated p. 61 Han Learning and Western Learning p. 63 The Qing Version of Neo-Confucian Orthodoxy p. 66 Village Lectures and the Sacred Edict p. 70 The Sacred Edict p. 71 Popular Values and Beliefs p. 73 Ensemble Performance p. 74 Ritual p. 75 A Procession on the Birthday of the Sanzong God p. 76 The Great Sai Ritual of Zhangzi County, Shanxi p. 79 The Refining Fire Ritual of Shenze Village, Zhejiang p. 81 The Attack on Hell, a Popular Funeral Ritual p. 86 Opera p. 92 Mulian Rescues His Mother p. 95 Guo Ju Buries His Son p. 105 Solo Performance p. 118 Verse p. 118 "Woman Huang Explicates the Diamond Sutra" p. 118 "Song of Guo Mountain" p. 122 Prose p. 124 Sacred Edict Lecturing p. 125 Chantefable p. 126 The Precious Scroll [Baojuan] on the Lord of the Stove p. 126 Written Texts p. 133 Scriptures p. 134 The True Scripture of the Great Emperor p. 135 Tracts p. 138 Selections from The Twenty-four Exemplars of Filial Piety p. 138 Chinese Responses to Early Christian Contacts p. 142 Li Zhizao: Preface to The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven p. 144 Xu Guangqi: A Memorial in Defense of the [Western] Teaching p. 147 Yang Guangxian's Critique of Christianity p. 150 Yang Guangxian: I Cannot Do Otherwise (Budeyi) p. 150 Zhang Xingyao and the Inculturation of Christianity p. 152 An Examination of the Similarities and Differences Between the Lord of Heaven Teaching p. 153 [Christianity] and the Teaching of the Confucian Scholars Chinese Statecraft and the Opening of China to the West p. 155 Chen Hongmou and Mid-Qing Statecraft p. 156 On Substantive Learning p. 157 On Universal Education p. 160 On Women's Education p. 161 On the Duties of an Official p. 162 On Governance by Local Elites p. 167 Statecraft in the Grain Trade and Government-Controlled Brokerages p. 168 A Memorial on Grain Prices, the Grain Trade, and Government-Controlled Brokerages p. 169 Hong Liangji: On Imperial Malfeasance and China's Population Problem p. 172 Letter to Prince Cheng Earnestly Discussing the Political Affairs of the Time, 1799 p. 172 China's Population Problem p. 174 The Deterioration of Local Government p. 176 The Roots of Rebellion p. 178 Gong Zizhen's Reformist Vision p. 179 On the Lack of Moral Fiber Among Scholar-Officials p. 180 Institutional Paralysis and the Need for Reform p. 181 The Scholar-Teacher and Service to a Dynasty p. 183 Respect for the Guest p. 183 Wei Yuan and Confucian Practicality p. 184 The Learning of Statecraft p. 184 Wei Yuan: Preface to Anthology of Qing Statecraft Writings (Huangchao jingshi p. 185 wenbian) Criteria for Anthology of Qing Statecraft Writings p. 186 Learning and the Role of Scholar-Officials p. 188 On Governance p. 188 The Pursuit of Profit p. 192 On Institutional Progress in History p. 194 On Merchants and Reform p. 196 On Taxation and the Merchants p. 196 On Reform of the Tribute-Rice Transport System, 1825 p. 197 On Reform of the Salt Monopoly p. 197 The Western Intusion Into China p. 198 The Lesson of Lin Zexu p. 201 Letter to the English Ruler p. 202 Letter to Wu Zixu on the Need for Western Guns and Ships p. 205 Wei Yuan and the West p. 206 Preface to Military History of the Qing Dynasty (Shengwu jixu), 1842 p. 207 Preface to Illustrated Gazetteer of the Maritime Countries (Haiguo tuzhi) p. 209 The Heavenly Kingdom of the Taipings p. 213 The Book of Heavenly Commandments (Tiantiao shu) p. 218 A Primer in Verse (Youxue shi) p. 221 The Taiping Economic Program p. 223 The Principles of the Heavenly Nature (Tianqing daolishu) p. 226 Reform and Revolution p. 231 Moderate Reform and the Self-Strengthening Movement p. 233 Feng Guifen: On the Manufacture of Foreign Weapons p. 235 On the Adoption of Western Learning p. 237 Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang: On Sending Young Men Abroad to Study p. 240 Xue Fucheng: On Reform p. 242 Zhang Zhidong: Exhortation to Learn p. 244 Radical Reform at the End of the Qing p. 250 Wang Tao on Reform p. 251 Yan Fu on Evolution and Progress p. 254 "On Strength" p. 256 Kang Youwei and the Reform Movement p. 260 Confucius As a Reformer p. 266 The Three Ages p. 267 The Need for Reforming Institutions p. 269 The Grand Commonality p. 270 Conservative Reactions p. 273 Chu Chengbo: Reforming Men's Minds Comes Before Reforming Institutions p. 275 Zhu Yixin: Fourth Letter in Reply to Kang Youwei p. 276 Ye Dehui: The Superiority of China and Confucianism p. 278 Tan Sitong p. 280 The Study of Humanity p. 281 Reform Edict of January 29, 1901 p. 284 Liang Qichao p. 287 Renewing the People p. 288 "The Consciousness of Rights" p. 293 "The Concept of the Nation" p. 295 Liang Qichao and the New Press p. 298 Inaugural Statement for the Eastern Times (Shiabo) p. 300 Advocates of Script Reform p. 302 Song Shu: Illiteracy in China p. 303 Lu Zhuangzhang's Attempt at Romanization p. 304 Shen Xue's Universal Script p. 305 Wang Zhao's "Mandarin Letters" p. 307 Zhang Binglin's Revolutionary Nationalism p. 308 Letter Opposing Kang Youwei's Views on Revolution p. 309 The Nationalist Revolution p. 314 Sun Yat-sen and the Nationalist Revolution p. 314 Hu Hanmin p. 316 "The Six Principles of the People's Report" p. 316 Sun Yat-sen p. 320 The Three People's Principles p. 320 The Principle of Democracy p. 323 The People's Livelihood p. 326 The Three Stages of Revolution p. 328 Democracy and Absolutism: The Debate Over Political Tutelage p. 330 Luo Longji: What Kind of Political System Do We Want? p. 331 Jiang Tingfu: "Revolution and Absolutism" p. 334 Hu Shi: "National Reconstruction and Absolutism" p. 336 Chiang Kai-shek: Nationalism and Traditionalism p. 337 Chiang Kai-shek: Essentials of the New Life Movement p. 340 China's Destiny p. 344 Jiang Jingguo (Chiang Ching-kuo): The Republic of China in Taiwan p. 347 The Evolution of Constitutional Democracy in Taiwan p. 348 Implementing "The Three People's Principles" p. 349 The New Culture Movement p. 351 The Attack on Confucianism p. 352 Chen Duxiu: "The Way of Confucius and Modern Life" p. 353 The Literary Revolution p. 356 Hu Shi: "A Preliminary Discussion of Literary Reform" p. 357 Chen Duxiu: "On Literary Revolution" p. 360 Hu Shi: "Constructive Literary Revolution--A Literature of National Speech" p. 361 The Doubting of Antiquity p. 364 Gu Jiegang: Preface to Debates on Ancient History (1926) p. 364 A New Philosophy of Life p. 366 Chen Duxiu: The True Meaning of Life p. 366 Hu Shi: "Pragmatism" p. 368 The Debate on Science and the Philosophy of Life p. 370 Zhang Junmai: "The Philosophy of Life" p. 370 Ding Wenjiang: "Metaphysics and Science" p. 372 Wu Zhihui: "A New Concept of the Universe and Life Based on a New Belief" p. 374 Hu Shi: Science and Philosophy of Life p. 375 The Controversy Over Chinese and Western Cultures p. 377 Liang Qichao: "Travel Impressions from Europe" p. 378 Liang Shuming: Chinese Civilization vis-a-vis Eastern and Western Philosophies p. 379 Reconstructing the Community p. 382 Hu Shi: OUr Attitude Toward Modern Western Civilization p. 386 Sa Mengwu, He Bingsong, and Others: "Declaration for Cultural Construction on a p. 387 Chinese Basis" Hu Shi: Criticism of the "Declaration for Cultural Construction on a Chinese Basis" p. 388 Radical Critiques of Traditional Society p. 389 He Zhen: "What Women Should Know About Communism" p. 389 Women's Revenge p. 392 Han Yi: "Destroying the Family" p. 394 The Communist Revolution p. 396 The Seedbed of the Communist Revolution: The Peasantry and the Anarcho-Communist p. 399 Movement Liu Shipei: "Anarchist Revolution and Peasant Revolution" p. 400 Li Dazhao: The Victory of Bolshevism p. 404 Mao's Revolutionary Doctrine p. 406 "Report on an Investigation of the Hunan Peasant Movement" p. 406 "The Question of Land Redistribution" p. 411 The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party p. 412 The Mass Line p.