Grandmother's Memories to Her Grandchild by Candy Paull

Grandmother's Memories to Her Grandchild by Candy Paull

In 1908, a very public crusade against opium was in full swing throughout China, and the provincial capital and treaty port of Fuzhou was a central stage for the campaign. This, the most successful attempt undertaken by the Chinese state before 1949 to eliminate opium, came at a time when, according to many historians, China's central state was virtually powerless. This volume attempts to reconcile that apparent contradiction.

The remarkable, albeit temporary, success of the anti-opium campaign between 1906 and 1920 is as yet largely unexplained. How these results were achieved, how that progress was squandered, and why China's opium problem proved so tenacious are the questions that inspired this volume. The attack on this social problem was led by China's central and provincial authorities, aided by reformist elites, and seemingly supported by most Chinese. The anti-opium movement relied on the control and oversight provided by a multilayered state bureaucracy, the activism and support of unofficial elite-led reform groups, the broad nationalistic and humanitarian appeal of the campaign, and the cooperation of the British government. The extent to which the Chinese state was able to control the pace and direction of the anti-opium campaign and the evolving nature of the political space in which elite reformers publicized and enforced that campaign are the guiding themes of this analysis.

Candy Paull is the author of several books, including The Art of Simplicity, The Art of Plenty, and The Art of Encouraging. Candy has worked as a freelance writer since 1990, specializing in marketing materials for book publishers. She routinely offers retreats and speaks at events to teach her audience how to live a more creative and abundant life. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a published songwriter and singer. Candy's website is www.candypaull.com.

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ISBN 13	9780849959110
ISBN 10	084995911X
Title	Grandmother's Memories to Her Grandchild
Author	Candy Paull
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Thomas Nelson Publishers
Year published	1999-04-13
Number of pages	96
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