Chinese Empire in Local Society

Michael Szonyi is Frank Wen-hsiung Wu Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University.Shiyu Zhao is Professor of History at Peking University.Joel Wing-Lun (translator) is a doctoral student at Harvard University.

• State Institutions, Local Society, and Historical Continuity: Ming Military Institutions from the Perspective of Historical AnthropologyMichael Szonyi and Zhao Shiyu The Social Impact of Changing Patterns of Military Recruitment and Logistics in Yongzhou, HunanWu Tao Military Colonies and Localization in Yongchun, FujianMa Wenrui and Zheng Zhenman The Evolution of Temples in Jinxiang Guard and the Localization of State InstitutionsZhang Kan State and Local Society in the Reform of the Garrison System in the Qing Dynasty: A Case Study of Yuzhou GuardDeng Qingping Where are the Western Aborigines?: Ningfan Guard and the Transformation of Local Society in Southwestern Sichuan in Ming and Qing Long Sheng The Green Shoots Crop Protection Associations of Taozhou, Gansu: Ming Identities/Qing HistoriesQue Yue The "Civilianization" of Military Colonies and the Reorganization of Military Households: Ningxi Battalion and the Reconstruction of Rural Order in South China in the Eighteenth CenturyXie Shi Military Lineages and the Qing Tribute Grain System: The "Xie/Chen/Liao Barge" of Ganzhou Guard, JiangxiRao Weixin The Tribute Grain System, Military Colony Lands, and Transport Soldier Lineages in Ming and Qing: The Case of Huangzhou and Qizhou Garrisons of Eastern HubeiXu BinAppendices:I. Ming and Qing reign periodsII Ming weights and measuresIII Glossary and character listReferences