![]() | Guilty of Indigence: The Urban Poor in China, 1900-1953 Subjects: Urban poor -- China -- History -- 20th century; Poverty -- China -- History -- 20th century; China -- Social conditions -- 20th century; In the early twentieth century, a time of political fragmentation and social upheaval in China, poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of the country. Investigating the lives of the urban poor in China during this critical era, Guilty of Indigence examines the solutions implemented by a nation attempting to deal with "society's most fundamental problem." Interweaving analysis of shifting social viewpoints, the evolution of poor relief institutions, and the lived experiences of the urban poor, Janet Chen explores the development of Chinese attitudes toward urban poverty and of policies intended for its alleviation. Janet Y. Chen is assistant professor of history and East Asian Studies at Princeton University. |
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