In this article,we explore the way men and women used the idea of violence to transform their broader political roles in their desired new Republic.We argue tha
Bare branches, the name given to unmarried men in China,have historically posed a great threat to social stability in that country.Based on historical records a
Chinese local gazetteers (difangzhi) have been long recognized as an important primary source for the study of local history.Since the 1990s,in addition to proj