“…China History White Lotus Rebellion, 1796-1804.…”
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Subjects: “…White lotus (Sect) History.…”

Table of Contents: “…--Mi-pham-rgya-mtsho, ʼJam-mgon ʼJu. The garland of white lotus flowers, a commentary on Nāgārjuna's A letter to a friend…”

Table of Contents: “…Local militia and the traditional state: The boundaries of modern history -- The historical importance of State Militia institutions -- The development of Ch'ing Militia policy, 1796-1850: LOcal control problems during the White Lotus Rebellion -- Ch'ing militia policy on the eve of the Taiping rebellion -- The structure of local militarization in South and Central China: Scales of local organization -- Principles of local organization -- The relation of the T'uan to bureaucratic divisions -- The rise of rebellion and the militarization of the Orthodox elite: From local to Imperial defense: Chiang Chung-yuan -- Hu Lin-i builds a "Personal army" -- Tseng Kuo-fan and the Hunan army -- Liu Yü-hsun and the defense of Nanchang -- Orthodox and Heterodox hierarchies -- Interaction and integration -- Militia, the State, and revolution: Socio-strategic problems of the Taiping rebellion -- The breakdown of the traditional state.…”

Table of Contents: “…Tales of enchantment and magic: Cricket -- Waiting maid's parrot -- Sea prince -- Girl in green -- Butterfly dreams -- Suited to be a fish -- Li Ching and the rain god -- Jade leaves -- Wizard's lesson -- Priest of hardwork mountain -- White lotus magic -- Peach thief -- Tales of folly and greed: Magic pear tree -- Wine well -- Gold, Gold -- Stump watching -- Buying shoes -- Missing axe -- Overdoing it -- Horsetrader -- Silver swindle -- Family's fortune -- Leaf -- Tiger behind the fox -- Rich man of Sung -- Flying bull -- Social connections -- Small favor -- Pitted loquats -- Memory trouble -- Medical techniques -- Lost horse -- Deer in the dream -- Loss of memory -- Sun -- Animal kingdom: Faithful mouse -- Loyal dog -- Black and white -- Dog goes to court -- Tale of the trusty tiger -- Repentant tiger of Chaoch'eng -- Tiger boys -- Human bait -- Educated frogs and martial ants -- Snakeman -- North country wolf -- Counselor to the wolves -- Monkey keeper -- Man and beast -- Man or beast -- Fish rejoice -- Wagging my tail in the mud -- Women and wives: Li Chi slays the serpent -- Black general -- Master and the serving maid -- Cure for jealousy -- Fortune teller -- Dead son -- Golden toothpick -- King's favorite -- Divided daughter -- Ghosts and souls: Scholar's concubine -- Three former lives -- Monk from Everclear -- Monk's sins -- Truth about ghosts -- Sung Ting-po catches a ghost -- Ai Tzu and the temple ghost -- Escaping ghosts -- Test of conviction -- Drinking companions -- Censor and the tiger -- Underworld justice -- Sharp sword -- Skull -- Judges and diplomats: Sheep butcher and his king -- Prime minister's coachman -- Royal jewel -- Country of thieves -- Strategy -- Buying loyalty -- Groom's crimes -- Chain -- Hearsay -- Dreams -- Mortal lord -- One word solves a mystery -- Wise judge -- Clever judge -- Fine Phoenix -- Sun tribute -- Unofficial history of the Confucian Academy: Nature -- Civilization -- Note on the translation and transcription of Chinese -- List of sources -- Index of the tales.…”

Table of Contents: “…Metin Kunt -- Broken passage to the summit : Nayancheng's botched mission in the White Lotus War / Yingcong Dai -- Routine promotions : Li Hu and the dusty byways of empire / R. …”
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