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"The Language of Nation-State Building in Late Qing China investigates the linguistic and intellectual roots of China's modern transformation by presenting a systematic study of the interplay between language innovation and socio-political upheavals in the final decade of the Qing Empire. This book examines the formations, internal tensions, and promotion of such macroconcepts as 'nation people' (guomin), nation (minzu), society (qun), state (guojia) and revolution (gemin) as novel ideas borrowed from Europe but mediated through Meiji Japan. Using corpus-based discourse analysis of the full-text corpus (4.2 million words) of the two most influential periodicals Xinmin Congbao and Minbao, this book scrutinises the multi-faceted formulations of these concepts and their impact. It underscores the adaptation and appropriation of European post-enlightenment values to the socio-political conditions of late Qing society. The analysis centres on the epic debate (1905-07) between these two periodicals that offered two distinctive visions of future China. Comparable to the 18th century great debate between Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine on the French Revolution, the Chinese debate has hitherto attracted little scholarly attention outside China. Yet, the debate not only turned the tidal wave of the public opinion against the Manchu monarchy and contributed to its downfall in 1911; it has given rise to a radical current of intellectual thinking whose ramifications have been keenly felt throughout 20th century China. This book represents the first study in English on this press debate that contributes significantly to the intellectual foundation of modern China. This book will be useful and relevant to academics, postgraduate students and final year undergraduate students in the field of Chinese Studies, and anyone interested in the role of language in shaping modern intellectual history"--

Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction: An academic journey starts from the geography -- Chapter 2. A philosophical basis -- Chapter 3. A new approach to an old question: A methodological basis -- Chapter 4. Climate change and the agrarian economy: The case of Europe -- Chapter 5. Climate change and the agrarian economy: The case of China -- Chapter 6. Comparative analysis of Eurasia -- Chapter 7. The way to know the Chinese past according to the climate-related records -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice. Collectively, the chapters enrich public debates about the moral, cultural and economic questions surrounding aging, thereby ameliorating the "problems" associated with aging societies. This volume is uniquely cross-cultural, theory-driven and cross-disciplinary. It fills a gap in the gerontological scholarship of the global south that is predominantly descriptive and empirical. Based on original research, this volume examines in particular the sociological question of inequality and its intersection with age, gender, health, family and social relations. In the process, the studies herein highlight the unique historical, institutional and social systems that govern the subjective experience of aging in diverse contexts globally. Specifically, societies in transition including India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Japan, China, Israel and in Europe are studied while connecting the micro-social experience of aging (loneliness, wellbeing, discrimination, relationships and resilience) with larger temporal and political contexts. This exercise generates intellectual capital that reformulates links between aging research and policy in innovative ways. Overall, the volume echoes the global scientific commitment to understand the socio-cultural process of aging in transitional societies and utilizes rich opportunities for cross-fertilization of ideas, disciplines and methods to advance the gerontological promise of critical inquiry, training and practice

Contents -- 1 Genesis -- 1.1 Initial Construction of the Old City of Lhasa -- 1.1.1 Pre-urban Lhasa and Nearby Regions -- 1.1.2 Lhasa During Tupo Dynasty -- 1.1.3 Lhasa During the Sakya and Phagmodru Periods -- 1.1.3.1 The Central Government's Administration of Tibet During the Sakya Dynasty -- 1.1.3.2 Building of Lhasa During the Sakya Dyanasty -- 1.1.3.3 Central Government's Management of Tibet During the Phagmodru Dynasty -- 1.1.3.4 Lhasa Urban Construction During Phagmodru Dynasty -- 1.2 Formation of the Old City of Lhasa -- 1.2.1 Urban Construction Between 17th Century and 19th Century -- 1.2.2 From Early 20th Century to Early Post-peaceful Liberation Period -- 1.2.2.1 Social Reform Initiated by Tibet Ambans Prior to Xinhai Revolution -- 1.2.2.2 Lhasa in Republic of China Era -- 1.2.2.3 Social Change and Construction After Peaceful Liberation -- References -- 2 Lhasa City's Formation and Multiple Historical Factors -- 2.1 Influence of Natural Environment -- 2.1.1 Natural Conditions of Tibet and Implications to City Building -- 2.1.2 Natural Conditions of Lhasa -- 2.2 Lhasa as a Political Center -- 2.2.1 Tupo Dynasty: Lhasa Became a Capital -- 2.2.2 Ganden Phodrang Regime Established Capital in Lhasa -- 2.2.2.1 Construction During the Reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama -- 2.2.2.2 Post-5th Dalai Lama Lhasa Development -- 2.2.3 The Amban System: Establishment and Continuation -- 2.2.3.1 Lhasa Northward Expansion as a Result of the Tzashen Military Camp -- 2.2.3.2 Construction of Lubuk Yamen and the City's Expansion Towards Southwest -- 2.2.3.3 Evolution Into a Multiple-Cultural City -- 2.2.3.4 Mongolian Influence -- 2.3 Lhasa as a Religious Center -- 2.3.1 Importation of Buddhism -- 2.3.1.1 Songtsen Gampo's Introduction of Buddhism -- 2.3.1.2 Monastery-Building During Tupo Dynasty -- 2.3.2 Rise of Gelugpa

This volume applies the science of complexity to study coupled human-environment systems (CHES) and integrates ideas from the social sciences of climate change into a study of rural development amid flooding and urbanization in the Poyang Lake Region (PLR) of China. Author Qing Tian operationalizes the concept of sustainability and provides useful scientific analyses for sustainable development in less developed rural areas that are vulnerable to climatic hazards. The book uses a new sustainability framework that is centered on the concept of well-being to study rural development in PLR. The PLR study includes three major analyses: (1) a regional assessment of human well-being; (2) an empirical analysis of rural livelihoods; and (3) an agent-based computer model used to explore future rural development. These analyses provide a meaningful view of human development in the Poyang Lake Region and illustrate some of the complex local- and macro-level processes that shape the livelihoods of rural households in the dynamic process of urbanization. They generate useful insights about how government policy might effectively improve the well-being of rural households and promote sustainable development amid social, economic, and environmental changes. This case study has broader implications. Rural populations in the developing world are disproportionally affected by extreme climate events and climate change. Furthermore, the livelihoods of rural households in the developing world are increasingly under the influences of macro-level forces amid urbanization and globalization. This case study demonstrates that rural development policies must consider broader development dynamics at the national (and even global) level, as well as specific local social and environmental contexts. By treating climate as one of many factors that affect development in such places, we can provide policy recommendations that synergistically promote development and reduce climatic impacts and therefore facilitate mainstreaming climate adaptation into development.