The Boxer Uprising : A Background Study (Hardcover)

Preface; Note; Abbreviation; 1. The Manchu government and its armed forces; 2. Chinese society during the late Ch'ing period; 3. The impact of the West; 4. The battle of the concessions; 5. Reform and reaction; 6. 'Anti-foreign' or 'anti-missionary'?; 7. Sects and rebellions; 8. The reappearance of the Boxers; 9. 'Pro-dynastic' or 'anti-dynastic'? I; 10. 'Pro-dynastic' or 'anti-dynastic'? II; 11. Boxer beliefs and organization; 12. Triumph and fiasco; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.