List of Figures . . ix 
List of Tables . . xi 
Illustrations of Chinese Protest from Qing Times to Present (photo insert between pages 134 and 135) 
Preface . . xiii 

INTRODUCTION . . 1
1 MARKET EXPANSION, STATE CENTRALIZATION, AND NEO-CONFUCIANISM IN QING CHINA . . 21 
2 DOCUMENTING THE THREE WAVES OF MiD-QiNG PROTEST . . 47 
3 FILIAL-LOYAL DEMONSTRATIONS, 1740-1759 . . 68 
4 RIOTS INTO REBELLION, 1776-1795 . . 102 
5 RESISTANCE AND PETITIONS, 1820-1839 . . 135 
6 MIO-QING PROTESTS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE . . 168 
EPILOGUE: THE PAST IN THE PRESENT . . 194 

Notes . . 203
References . . 209
Glossary . . 231 
Index . . 237