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Dry spells : state rainmaking and local governance in late imperial China

Title
Dry spells : state rainmaking and local governance in late imperial China / Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke.
Author
Snyder-Reinke, Jeffrey, 1969-
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2009.

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Description
xii, 314 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 311
Subject
  • Rain-making rites > China > History > 19th century
  • Religion and state > China > History > 19th century
  • Local government > China > History > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-304) and index.
Contents
Headlines -- A tradition of sorts -- An unruly order -- No sacrifices withheld -- Master Ji's rainmaking method -- The importance of being earnest -- Departures.
Call Number
JFE 09-2543
ISBN
  • 9780674033344 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 0674033345 (cl : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008045047
OCLC
261176045
Author
Snyder-Reinke, Jeffrey, 1969-
Title
Dry spells : state rainmaking and local governance in late imperial China / Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2009.
Series
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 311
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-304) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 09-2543
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